Where does “Abbrecher” come from?

Abbrecher (German) comes from German abbrechen, 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.

Abbrecher (German): dropout

Definitions

  1. dropout

Ancestry of “Abbrecher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanabbrechenTo break off; To terminate, cancel; To discard
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—

Words derived from “Abbrecher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from German ab- →