Where does “abblättern” come from?

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

abblättern (German): to chip off, to peel off, to flake off

Definitions

  1. to chip off, to peel off, to flake off

Ancestry of “abblättern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
2GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
3Middle High Germanab
4Old High Germanabof
5Proto-Germanic*ab
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

Words derived from “abblättern

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from German ab-