Where does “abdrehen” come from?

abdrehen (German) comes from German drehen, from Middle High German dræjen, from Old High German drāen, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

abdrehen (German): to turn; to veer; to peel off

Definitions

  1. to turn; to veer; to peel off

Ancestry of “abdrehen”, step by step

abdrehen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German drehen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrehento turn, revolve, rotate, roll; to shoot; to veer
2Middle High Germandræjen—
3Old High Germandrāento turn; to twist; turn
4Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
5Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via German AB

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
2Middle High Germanab—
3Old High Germanabof
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrāan →