Where does “abfinden” come from?

abfinden (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.

abfinden (German): to pay compensation; to come to terms, to face

Definitions

  1. to pay compensation; to come to terms, to face

Ancestry of “abfinden”, 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 “abfinden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →