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Where does “ab” come from?

ab (German) comes from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

ab (German): Beginning at that time or location; from; off;...

Definitions

  1. Beginning at that time or location; from; off;...

Ancestry of “ab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanabof
2Proto-Germanic*ab—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “ab”

  • ablaut
  • abreaction
  • abseil
  • abreactive
  • abreact
  • abseiler
  • schwebeablaut
  • abraum
  • аблаут
  • abdestillieren
  • abschwören
  • abarbeiten
  • Abart
  • abseits
  • bergab
  • abseilen
  • Schwebeablaut
  • abreißen
  • abschwächen
  • abstechen
  • Ablaut
  • abtreten
  • abräumen
  • abweichen
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