Where does “Abreißer” come from?

Abreißer (German) comes from German abreißen, 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.

Ancestry of “Abreißer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabreißento tear off; to tear down, to demolish
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 “Abreißer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from German ab-