Where does “Abteiltür” come from?

Abteiltür (German) comes from German Abteil, 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.

Abteiltür (German): door of a train compartment

Definitions

  1. door of a train compartment

Ancestry of “Abteiltür”, step by step

Abteiltür traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abteil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbteilcompartment
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—

via German tür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantürdoor rigid plane on a hinge
2Old High Germanturidoor
3Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
4Proto-Germanic*durz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →