Where does “Abwechslung” come from?

Abwechslung (German) comes from German abwechseln, 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.

Abwechslung (German): alternation; diversion, change

Definitions

  1. alternation; diversion, change

Ancestry of “Abwechslung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabwechselnto alternate; to take turns
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 “Abwechslung”

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