Where does “Abwurf” come from?

Abwurf (German) comes from German abwerfen, 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.

Abwurf (German): airdrop act of dropping anything from an aircraft

Definitions

  1. airdrop act of dropping anything from an aircraft

Ancestry of “Abwurf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanabwerfenTo throw down, to let fall; To hit with the ball;...
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 “Abwurf”

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