Where does “Abschneider” come from?

Abschneider (German) comes from German abschneiden, 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.

Abschneider (German): cutter A device or tool that cuts

Definitions

  1. cutter A device or tool that cuts

Ancestry of “Abschneider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabschneidento cut off; to truncate; to shorten
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 “Abschneider”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from German ab- →