Where does “abbrechen” come from?

abbrechen (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.

abbrechen (German): To break off; To terminate, cancel; To discard

Definitions

To break off; To terminate, cancel; To discard

Ancestry of “abbrechen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	ab-	Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
2	German	AB	Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
3	Middle High German	ab	—
4	Old High German	ab	of
5	Proto-Germanic	*ab	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	apó	—

Words derived from “abbrechen”

Abbrecher
Ausbildungsabbrecher
Abbrecherin
Abbrecherquote
Schulabbrecher

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from German ab- →