Where does “Abwärtstrend” come from?
Abwärtstrend (German) comes from German abwärts, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
Abwärtstrend (German): downtrend, downward trend a sustained period of declining prices
Definitions
- downtrend, downward trend a sustained period of declining prices
Ancestry of “Abwärtstrend”, step by step
Abwärtstrend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German abwärts
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | abwärts | downwards, downhill; downstream |
| 2 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via German Trend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Trend | trend tendency, direction of development |
| 2 | English | trend | An inclination in a particular direction; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | trenden | to roll about, turn, revolve |
| 4 | Old English | trendan | to roll about, turn, revolve |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trandijaną | to revolve, spin |