Where does “ablöschen” come from?

ablöschen (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.

ablöschen (German): to extinguish, put out a fire

Definitions

  1. to extinguish, put out a fire

Ancestry of “ablöschen”, 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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from German ab- →