Where does “Abmagerungskur” come from?

Abmagerungskur (German) comes from German Abmagerung, from German abmagern, 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.

Abmagerungskur (German): slimming diet

Definitions

  1. slimming diet

Ancestry of “Abmagerungskur”, step by step

Abmagerungskur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abmagerung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbmagerungemaciation, excessive weight loss
2Germanabmagernto lose weight
3Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
4GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
5Middle High Germanab
6Old High Germanabof
7Proto-Germanic*ab
8Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

via German Kür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKürchoice; free skating
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickure
3Arabicكرهto be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to...
4Arabicكُرَةball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a...
5Old Persian𐎹𐎢𐎴Ionia
6Ancient GreekἼωνone of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of...
7Ancient GreekἸᾱ́ϝωνIonian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from German ab-