Where does “*ab” come from?
*ab (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European apó.
Ancestry of “*ab”, step by step
*ab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European apó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via Proto-Indo-European h₂epó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |