Where does “halsabschneiderisch” come from?
halsabschneiderisch (German) comes from German Halsabschneider, from German Abschneider, from German abschneiden, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
halsabschneiderisch (German): cutthroat
Definitions
- cutthroat
Ancestry of “halsabschneiderisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Halsabschneider | usurer, racketeer, cutthroat |
| 2 | German | Abschneider | cutter A device or tool that cuts |
| 3 | German | abschneiden | to cut off; to truncate; to shorten |
| 4 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 5 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 6 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 7 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |