Where does “*abbjā” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*abbjā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*abbjā

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epóEvery word from Proto-Germanic abjǭ
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