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Where does “abtragen” come from?

abtragen (German) comes 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.

abtragen (German): to remove, denude; to degrade, wear down; to pay...

Definitions

  1. to remove, denude; to degrade, wear down; to pay...

Ancestry of “abtragen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
2GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
3Middle High Germanab—
4Old High Germanabof
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “abtragen”

  • abträglich
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