Where does “abträglich” come from?

abträglich (German) comes from German abtragen, 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.

abträglich (German): harmful; detrimental; derogatory

Definitions

  1. harmful; detrimental; derogatory

Ancestry of “abträglich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabtragento remove, denude; to degrade, wear down; to pay...
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- →