Where does “unabsichtlich” come from?
unabsichtlich (German) comes from German absichtlich, from German Absicht, from German absehen, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
unabsichtlich (German): unintentional
Definitions
- unintentional
Ancestry of “unabsichtlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | absichtlich | intentional |
| 2 | German | Absicht | intention; intent |
| 3 | German | absehen | to foresee; to overlook, to disregard, to refrain |
| 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 | — |