Where does “ab-” come from?

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

ab- (German): Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...

Definitions

  1. Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...

Ancestry of “ab-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
2Middle High Germanab—
3Old High Germanabof
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “ab-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →