Where does “abwärts” come from?

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

abwärts (German): downwards, downhill; downstream

Definitions

  1. downwards, downhill; downstream

Ancestry of “abwärts”, step by step

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

Words derived from “abwärts”

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