Where does “abwickeln” come from?

abwickeln (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.

abwickeln (German): to unwind; to wind up

Definitions

  1. to unwind; to wind up

Ancestry of “abwickeln”, 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 “abwickeln

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from German ab-