Where does “abzugfähig” come from?
abzugfähig (German) comes from German Abzug, from German abziehen, 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.
Ancestry of “abzugfähig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abzug | trigger of a gun |
| 2 | German | abziehen | to subtract, to deduct; to pull out; to leave |
| 3 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 4 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 5 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |