Where does “Abtötung” come from?

Abtötung (German) comes from German abtöten, from German töten, from Middle High German tœten, from Old High German tōden, from Proto-Germanic daudijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

Abtötung (German): killing esp. of bacteria

Definitions

  1. killing esp. of bacteria

Ancestry of “Abtötung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabtötento mortify; to kill; to kill off
2Germantötento kill
3Middle High Germantœtento kill
4Old High Germantōden
5Proto-Germanicdaudijanąto make dead, kill
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti