Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abjǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

*abjô m

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“from, off, away”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑβ.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*abjǭ f

ebb

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *abjǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*abjǭ	*abjōniz
vocative	*abjǭ	*abjōniz
accusative	*abjōnų	*abjōnunz
genitive	*abjōniz	*abjōnǫ̂
dative	*abjōni	*abjōmaz
instrumental	*abjōnē	*abjōmiz

Derived terms

*abjōną

Related terms

*ab

Descendants

Old English: ebba m
- Middle English: ebbe
  - Scots: ebb, eb
  - English: ebb
Old Frisian: *ebbe f; ebba m
- North Frisian: ebe
- Saterland Frisian: Äbbe f
- West Frisian: ebbe
Old Saxon: *ebbia; (ebbiunga)
- Middle Low German: ebbe f
  - Low German: Ebbe
    - German: Ebbe
  - Danish: ebbe
  - Swedish: ebb
Old Dutch: *ebba
- Middle Dutch: ebbe
  - Dutch: eb
Old High German: *ebba (suggested by derivatives: ebbunga; firebbēn)
Old Norse: efja f
- Icelandic: efja
- Faroese: evja
- Norwegian: ave m (dialectal)
- Old Swedish: æfia
  - Swedish: ävja
- Westrobothnian: äfwi

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