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Where does “abjǭ” come from?

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

abjǭ (Proto-Germanic): ebb

Definitions

  1. ebb

Ancestry of “abjǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “abjǭ”

  • ebb
  • ebbing
  • ebbeth
  • unebbing
  • apajapaikka
  • apaja
  • ebi
  • ebe
  • ebbe
  • ebba
  • efja
  • ebbe
  • ebba
  • äfwi
  • ebba
  • ebbe
  • apaja
  • Äbbe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →