Where does “abknicken” come from?

abknicken (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.

abknicken (German): to snap; to break

Definitions

to snap; to break

Ancestry of “abknicken”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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	—

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