Where does “ebbless” come from?

ebbless (English) comes from English ebb, from Middle English ebbe, from Old English ebba, from Proto-Germanic abjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

ebbless (English): Without an ebb

Definitions

  1. Without an ebb

Ancestry of “ebbless”, step by step

ebbless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ebb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishebbThe receding movement of the tide; A gradual...
2Middle Englishebbeebb, low tide
3Old Englishebbaebb, tide
4Proto-Germanicabjǭebb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Germanic abjǭ →Every word from Old English ebba →
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