Where does “abspacen” come from?

abspacen (German) comes from English space, from Middle English space, from Old French espace, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

abspacen (German): to trip, space out

Definitions

  1. to trip, space out

Ancestry of “abspacen”, step by step

abspacen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English space

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspace"Of time."; "Unlimited or generalized extent,...
2Middle Englishspace
3Old Frenchespacespace; room; duration
4LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

via English space out

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspace outTo position at regular intervals with a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-Every word from Latin spatium
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