Where does “abstumpfen” come from?

abstumpfen (German) comes from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abstumpfen (German): to blunt, dull, deaden

Definitions

  1. to blunt, dull, deaden

Ancestry of “abstumpfen”, step by step

abstumpfen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German AB

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
2Middle High Germanab—
3Old High Germanabof
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via German stumpf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstumpfdull, blunt; flat
2Middle High Germanstumpf—
3Old High Germanstumpf—
4Proto-Germanicstumpazstump

via German en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanen—

Words derived from “abstumpfen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old High German ab →