Where does “abb” come from?

abb (English) comes from Middle English abb, from Old English āweb, from Old English a-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.

abb (English): A type of yarn for the warp; A rough wool from...

Definitions

  1. A type of yarn for the warp; A rough wool from...

Ancestry of “abb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishabb—
2Old Englishāwebweft
3Old Englisha-from, away, off, out
4Old Englishar-—
5Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
6Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “abb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →