Where does “abe” come from?

abe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

Ancestry of “abe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanabof
2Proto-Germanic*ab
3Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

Words derived from “abe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from Old High German ab