Where does “Abzockgebühr” come from?
Abzockgebühr (German) comes from German abzocken, 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.
Abzockgebühr (German): a rip-off fee
Definitions
- a rip-off fee
Ancestry of “Abzockgebühr”, step by step
Abzockgebühr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German abzocken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | abzocken | to rip off |
| 2 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 3 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via German Gebühr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gebühr | fee |