Where does “Abreißkalender” come from?
Abreißkalender (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.
Abreißkalender (German): tear-off calendar
Definitions
- tear-off calendar
Ancestry of “Abreißkalender”, step by step
Abreißkalender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German abreißen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | abreißen | to tear off; to tear down, to demolish |
| 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 | — |
via German Kalender
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kalender | calendar; agenda, scheduler, planner; omasum |
| 2 | Latin | calendārium | an account book or debt book |
| 3 | Latin | Calendae | Abbreviation Cal; astronomical new moon; calends |
| 4 | Latin | calāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | chalāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χαλάω | I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become... |