Where does “absteiner” come from?

absteiner (Middle English) comes from Middle English absteinen, from Old French abstenir, from Latin abstineō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

Ancestry of “absteiner”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	absteinen	to abstain
2	Old French	abstenir	to abstain from; to not participate in
3	Latin	abstineō	to abstain
4	Latin	ab-	from, away, away from; off; at a distance
5	Latin	āb	from, away from, out of
6	Proto-Germanic	*ab	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	apó	—

Words derived from “absteiner”

abstainer
nonabstainer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →