Where does “abeisen” come from?

abeisen (German) comes from German eis, from Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

abeisen (German): to defrost

Definitions

  1. to defrost

Ancestry of “abeisen”, step by step

abeisen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German eis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneissingular imperative of eisen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanīs
3Old High Germanīsice
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via German AB

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
2Middle High Germanab
3Old High Germanabof
4Proto-Germanic*ab
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

via German en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH-Every word from Proto-Germanic īsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic īs