Where does “ebben” come from?

ebben (Dutch) comes from Dutch eben, from Middle Dutch ebeen, from Latin hebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

ebben (Dutch): to ebb, to recede; ebony

Definitions

  1. to ebb, to recede; ebony

Ancestry of “ebben”, step by step

ebben traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheben—
2Middle Dutchebeen—
3Latinhebenusebony
4Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
5Egyptianhbnjebony

via Middle Dutch ebben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchebben—
2Old Dutchebbonto ebb
3Proto-West Germanic*abbjōnto ebb, recede

via Latin ebenus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinebenusAlternative form of hebenus
2Ancient Greekἕβενοςebony tree, wood

Words derived from “ebben”

Every word from Egyptian hbnj →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔβενος →Every word from Latin hebenus →