Where does “abfragen” come from?
abfragen (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.
abfragen (German): to query, question
Ancestry of “abfragen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 2 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |