Where does “ebben” come from?

ebben (Middle English) comes from Old English ebbian, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn — to ebb, recede.

ebben (Middle English): To ebb; to recede of tides

Definitions

  1. To ebb; to recede of tides

Ancestry of “ebben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishebbianto ebb, recede
2Proto-West Germanic*abbjōnto ebb, recede
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn →Every word from Old English ebbian →