Where does “Gewehrabzug” come from?

Gewehrabzug (German) comes from German Abzug, 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.

Gewehrabzug (German): trigger of a rifle or a gun

Definitions

  1. trigger of a rifle or a gun

Ancestry of “Gewehrabzug”, step by step

Gewehrabzug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abzug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbzugtrigger of a gun
2Germanabziehento subtract, to deduct; to pull out; to leave
3Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
4GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
5Middle High Germanab
6Old High Germanabof
7Proto-Germanic*ab
8Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

via German Gewehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewehrrifle
2Middle High Germangewer
3Old High Germangiwerida
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from German ab-