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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

via Proto-Indo-European h₂epó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “*ab

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó
*ab — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer