Where does “Abmahnung” come from?
Abmahnung (German) comes from German abmahnen, 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.
Abmahnung (German): an official warning or reprimand condemning some misconduct (either in writing or in the presence of witnesses), especially one issued by an employer, landlord etc. forming an intermediate step towards terminating the contract
Definitions
- an official warning or reprimand condemning some misconduct (either in writing or in the presence of witnesses), especially one issued by an employer, landlord etc. forming an intermediate step towards terminating the contract
Ancestry of “Abmahnung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | abmahnen | to direct by admonishment to not continue a behaviour, to demand to cease and desist |
| 2 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 3 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |