Where does “ab” come from?

ab (Volapük) comes from German Aber, from Middle High German aber, from Old High German aber, from Proto-Germanic aferą — after, following, later.

ab (Volapük): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “ab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAberan objection
2Middle High Germanaberopposite, contrary
3Old High Germanaber—
4Proto-Germanicaferąafter, following, later

Words derived from “ab”

Every word from Proto-Germanic aferą →Every word from Old High German aber →Every word from Middle High German aber →
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