ab.
beginning at that time or location; from
Meaning & usage
beginning at that time or location; from
Ab heute verfügbar.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German abe, ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
off, detached (not attached to anything anymore, having come off)
Der Arm ist ab.
off, detached (not attached to anything anymore, having come off)
Der abbe Arm ist verschwunden.
Where this word comes from
From adverbial use of the prefix ab- in verbs such as abschlagen, abgehen etc. Compare English off.
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