Where does “abkanzeln” come from?
abkanzeln (German) comes from German kanzeln, from German kanzel, from Middle High German kanzel, from Old High German cancella, from Latin cancelli, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros — to cut, cut off, sever.
abkanzeln (German): to rebuke
Ancestry of “abkanzeln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | kanzeln | — |
| 2 | German | kanzel | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | kanzel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | cancella | the place set apart for the priests |
| 5 | Latin | cancelli | inflection of cancellus:
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| 6 | Latin | cancer | a crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kankros | crab |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | karkros | enclosure, barrier |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥-kr̥- | circular |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |