Where does “absztychować” come from?

absztychować (Polish) comes from German abstechen, 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.

absztychować (Polish): to trench, to dig a trench or shaft for defense

Definitions

  1. to trench, to dig a trench or shaft for defense

Ancestry of “absztychować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanabstechenTo cut off, cut out; To stab
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 apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from German ab- →