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
- Beginning at that time or location; from; off;...
Ancestry of “ab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |