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Where does “absichtlich” come from?

absichtlich (German) comes from German Absicht, from German absehen, 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.

absichtlich (German): intentional

Definitions

  1. intentional

Ancestry of “absichtlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbsichtintention; intent
2Germanabsehento foresee; to overlook, to disregard, to refrain
3Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
4GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
5Middle High Germanab—
6Old High Germanabof
7Proto-Germanic*ab—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “absichtlich”

  • unabsichtlich
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