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
- downwards, downhill; downstream
Ancestry of “abwärts”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
Words derived from “abwärts”