Where does “ebb” come from?

ebb (Swedish) comes from German Ebbe, from Middle Low German ebbe.

ebb (Swedish): ebb; low tide

Definitions

  1. ebb; low tide

Ancestry of “ebb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEbbeebb, low tide
2Middle Low Germanebbe—

Words derived from “ebb”

Every word from Middle Low German ebbe →Every word from German Ebbe →