Where does “abrupt” come from?
abrupt (German) comes from Latin abruptus, from Latin abrumpo, from Latin rumpo, from Proto-Italic rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
abrupt (German): abrupt, suddenly; jerkingly
Definitions
- abrupt, suddenly; jerkingly
Ancestry of “abrupt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | abruptus | broken off, torn, severed, having been broken... |
| 2 | Latin | abrumpo | I break off something ; rend, tear, sever; I cut... |
| 3 | Latin | rumpo | I break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rumpō | break, burst, tear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |