Where does “Äbbe” come from?

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

Äbbe (Saterland Frisian): ebb

Definitions

  1. ebb

Ancestry of “Äbbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianebbe—
2Proto-Germanicabjǭebb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Germanic abjǭ →Every word from Old Frisian ebbe →