Where does “Abänderer” come from?

Abänderer (German) comes from German abändern, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

Abänderer (German): Someone who or something that changes or alters something; changer, alterer

Definitions

  1. Someone who or something that changes or alters something; changer, alterer

Ancestry of “Abänderer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabändernto change, to alter; to revise, modify; to amend
2Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
3GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
4Middle High Germanab—
5Old High Germanabof
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from German ab- →