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Where does “Ebbe” come from?

Ebbe (Danish) comes from Danish Esbjørn, from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, from Old Norse Áss, from Proto-Germanic astaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos — branch.

Ebbe (Danish): low tide

Definitions

  1. low tide

Ancestry of “Ebbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishEsbjørn—
2Old NorseÁsbjǫrn—
3Old NorseÁss—
4Proto-Germanicastazbranch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch
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