Where does “abklats” come from?

abklats (Indonesian) comes from German Abklatsch, 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.

abklats (Indonesian): squeeze (a reverse copy of an inscription, made by applying moist filter paper and pushing into the indentations by percussive use of a stiff brush)

Definitions

  1. squeeze (a reverse copy of an inscription, made by applying moist filter paper and pushing into the indentations by percussive use of a stiff brush)

Ancestry of “abklats”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbklatschcliché; poor copy, poor imitation
2Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
3GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
4Middle High Germanab
5Old High Germanabof
6Proto-Germanic*ab
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from German ab-