Where does “Abklingzeit” come from?

Abklingzeit (German) comes from German abklingen, 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.

Abklingzeit (German): decay time

Definitions

  1. decay time

Ancestry of “Abklingzeit”, step by step

Abklingzeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German abklingen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabklingento fade away; to decay
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 Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from German ab- →