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Where does “abschirmen” come from?

abschirmen (German) comes from German schirmen, from Middle High German schirmen, from Old High German skirmen, from Proto-West Germanic skirmijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

abschirmen (German): to screen, to protect

Definitions

  1. to screen, to protect

Ancestry of “abschirmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschirmento shield; to screen or protect
2Middle High Germanschirmen—
3Old High Germanskirmento protect
4Proto-West Germanicskirmijanto protect, defend
5Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “abschirmen”

  • Abschirmung
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