Where does “Ablenkung” come from?

Ablenkung (German) comes from German ablenken, 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.

Ablenkung (German): diversion; distraction

Definitions

  1. diversion; distraction

Ancestry of “Ablenkung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanablenkento divert; to distract
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 “Ablenkung”

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