Where does “ebi” come from?

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

ebi (Esperanto): to ebb; For quotations using this term, see...

Definitions

  1. to ebb; For quotations using this term, see...

Ancestry of “ebi”, step by step

ebi 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 German ebben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanebbento ebb
2Middle Low Germanebben—

Words derived from “ebi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Germanic abjǭ →Every word from Old English ebba →