ebb

English

/ɛb/

noun
Definitions
  • The receding movement of the tide.
  • A gradual decline.
  • A low state; a state of depression.
  • A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. , ).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ebbe inherited from Old English ebba (tide, ebb) inherited from Proto-Germanic *abjô, *ab (away, from, off, away from) derived from Proto-Indo-European *apó.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*apó

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