Where does “abätzen” come from?

abätzen (German) comes from German ätzen, from Middle High German etzen, from Old High German etzen, from Proto-Germanic atjaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

abätzen (German): to clean or remove with etchants

Definitions

  1. to clean or remove with etchants

Ancestry of “abätzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanätzento etch; to cauterize; to provoke
2Middle High Germanetzen—
3Old High Germanetzen—
4Proto-Germanicatjanąto incite; to cause/allow to eat; to pasture;...
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →