Where does “Abgasfahne” come from?

Abgasfahne (German) comes from German Abgas, 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.

Abgasfahne (German): waste gas plume

Definitions

  1. waste gas plume

Ancestry of “Abgasfahne”, step by step

Abgasfahne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abgas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbgasemission, exhaust, exhaust gas, waste gas,...
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

via German fahne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfahneflag, banner any cloth or fabric used as a symbol
2Middle High Germanvane
3Old High Germanfanoflag
4Proto-West Germanic*fanō
5Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó