Middle English word abesse comes from Old French abaissier, and later Middle English abashen (To embarrass, shame, discompose. To make ashamed or uneasy.)

Detailed word origin of abesse

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
abaissier	Old French (fro)	(reflexive, s'abaissier) to prostrate oneself. To lower, to reduce.
abaisser	Middle French (frm)
abashen	Middle English (enm)	To embarrass, shame, discompose. To make ashamed or uneasy.

Words with the same origin as abesse