Where does “Abschaum” come from?

Abschaum (German) comes from German abschäumen, 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.

Abschaum (German): dregs, scum

Definitions

  1. dregs, scum

Ancestry of “Abschaum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabschäumento skim, to clear a liquid from scum
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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from German ab- →