Where does “ablaufen” come from?
ablaufen (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.
ablaufen (German): to expire, to run off
Ancestry of “ablaufen”, 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 | — |
Words derived from “ablaufen”