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

ebbe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Esbjørn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishEsbjørn—
2Old NorseÁsbjǫrn—
3Old NorseÁssa thick pole, main beam (in a house)
4Proto-Germanicastazbranch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch

via German Ebbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEbbeebb, low tide
2Middle Low Germanebbe—

via Dutch ebbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchebbeAlternative form of eb

Words derived from “ebbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic astaz →Every word from Old Norse Áss →