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Where does “abtun” come from?

abtun (German) comes from German tūn, from Middle High German tuon, from Old High German tuon, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

abtun (German): to dismiss, brush aside, snub; to waive; to kill

Definitions

  1. to dismiss, brush aside, snub; to waive; to kill

Ancestry of “abtun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantūn—
2Middle High Germantuon—
3Old High Germantuonto do; to make
4Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
5Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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