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Where does “Abseiler” come from?

Abseiler (German) comes from German abseilen, from German seil, from Middle High German seil, from Old High German seil, from Proto-West Germanic sail, from Proto-Germanic sailą, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂éy-ōl ~ sh₂i-l-és, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- — to satiate, satisfy.

Abseiler (German): a lazy person who avoids doing his tasks

Definitions

  1. a lazy person who avoids doing his tasks

Ancestry of “Abseiler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabseilento descend on a rope; to make s.o. descend on a...
2Germanseil—
3Middle High Germanseil—
4Old High Germanseilrope, snare, fetter
5Proto-West Germanicsail—
6Proto-Germanicsailąrope; cord
7Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂éy-ōl ~ sh₂i-l-és—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
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