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Where does “ebba” come from?

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

ebba (Old English): ebb, tide

Definitions

  1. ebb, tide

Ancestry of “ebba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicabjǭebb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “ebba”

  • ebb
  • ebbing
  • ebbeth
  • unebbing
  • ebi
  • ebe
  • ebbe
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