Where does “Absicht” come from?

Absicht (German) comes from German absehen, 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.

Absicht (German): intention; intent

Definitions

  1. intention; intent

Ancestry of “Absicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabsehento foresee; to overlook, to disregard, to refrain
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 “Absicht”

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