Where does “Abzug” come from?

Abzug (German) comes from German abziehen, 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.

Abzug (German): trigger of a gun

Definitions

  1. trigger of a gun

Ancestry of “Abzug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabziehento subtract, to deduct; to pull out; to leave
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 “Abzug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →