Where does “abbügeln” come from?
abbügeln (German) comes from German bügeln, from German Bügeleisen, from German eisen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
abbügeln (German): to brush off (To disregard something, to dismiss or ignore someone.)
Definitions
- to brush off (To disregard something, to dismiss or ignore someone.)
Ancestry of “abbügeln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bügeln | to iron |
| 2 | German | Bügeleisen | iron |
| 3 | German | eisen | To freeze; of iron |
| 4 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 5 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 6 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |