Etymology

abraum

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Today it means: A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium. Full definition →

German abräumen ← Old High German aba
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  1. Old High German · derived fromrūm
  2. Old High German · derived fromaba“away”
  3. German · borrowed fromabräumen“to remove”
  4. English todayabraum

From German abräumen (“to remove”), from ab (“from”) (Old High German aba (“away”)) + raum (“space”) (Old High German rūm).

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