Proto-Germanic

*ab

‘off, away’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *ab.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *ab, most familiar first.

• of ← æf ← *ab
• off ← of ← of ← æf ← *ab
• ebb ← ebbe ← ebba ← *abbjā ← *abjô

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *ab