Where does “Abänderungsantrag” come from?

Abänderungsantrag (German) comes from German Abänderung, 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.

Abänderungsantrag (German): amendment

Definitions

  1. amendment

Ancestry of “Abänderungsantrag”, step by step

Abänderungsantrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abänderung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbänderungalteration, change; modification, revision;...
2Germanabändernto change, to alter; to revise, modify; to amend
3Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
4GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
5Middle High Germanab
6Old High Germanabof
7Proto-Germanic*ab
8Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

via German Antrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAntragapplication, request; motion, proposition,...
2Middle High Germanantrac
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from German ab-