Where does “absatteln” come from?

absatteln (German) comes from German satteln, from German Sattel, from Middle High German satel, from Old High German satal, from Proto-West Germanic sadul, from Proto-Germanic sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

absatteln (German): to unsaddle; to halt, stop

Definitions

  1. to unsaddle; to halt, stop

Ancestry of “absatteln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansattelnto saddle
2GermanSattelsaddle
3Middle High Germansatel—
4Old High Germansatal—
5Proto-West Germanicsadulsaddle
6Proto-Germanicsadulazsaddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeansod-tlō-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sadulaz →