Where does “abfrühstücken” come from?
abfrühstücken (German) comes from German frühstücken, from German Frühstück, from German stück, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- — to push, to hit.
abfrühstücken (German): to finish
Definitions
- to finish
Ancestry of “abfrühstücken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | frühstücken | to have breakfast; breakfast; to breakfast on;... |
| 2 | German | Frühstück | breakfast |
| 3 | German | stück | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | stücke | piece |
| 5 | Old High German | stucki | crust, fragment, piece |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stukkī | piece |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stukkiją | stump; piece |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |