Where does “Abfindung” come from?

Abfindung (German) comes from German abfinden, 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.

Abfindung (German): settlement, compensation

Definitions

  1. settlement, compensation

Ancestry of “Abfindung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabfindento pay compensation; to come to terms, to face
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 “Abfindung”

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