Where does “abdirigieren” come from?
abdirigieren (German) comes from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abdirigieren (German): To direct away
Definitions
- To direct away
Ancestry of “abdirigieren”, step by step
abdirigieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German AB
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via German dirigieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dirigieren | to direct, to channel; to conduct |
| 2 | Latin | dīrigere | — |