Where does “absenkbar” come from?

absenkbar (German) comes from German absinken, 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.

absenkbar (German): lowerable

Definitions

  1. lowerable

Ancestry of “absenkbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanabsinkenTo sink, slump or fall; To plummet
2Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
3GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
4Middle High Germanab—
5Old High Germanabof
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from German ab- →