abwesend
German (Berlin)
/ˈapˌveːzənt/
adj
Definitions
- absent (being away from a place)
- distracted; not concentrated; absentminded
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German abawesen derived from Middle Low German afwēsende.
Origin
Middle Low German
afwēsende
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Geist German
- geistesabwesend German
- aanwezig Dutch, Flemish
- bankwezen Dutch, Flemish
- dijkwezen Dutch, Flemish
- fabelwezen Dutch, Flemish
- geldwezen Dutch, Flemish
- leedwezen Dutch, Flemish
- mijnwezen Dutch, Flemish
- ruimtewezen Dutch, Flemish
- vetewezen Dutch, Flemish
- wegwezen Dutch, Flemish
- wezen Dutch, Flemish
- wezenlijk Dutch, Flemish
- zeewezen Dutch, Flemish
- *wesaną Proto-Germanic
- abawesen Old High German
- wees Afrikaans
- wese Afrikaans
- *wesan gmw-pro
- afwēsende Middle Low German