Where does “ebba” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ebba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicabjǭebb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Germanic abjǭ →