Where does “ébane” come from?

ébane (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German ëben, from Old High German eban, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

ébane (Cimbrian): even, level, flat, equal

Definitions

  1. even, level, flat, equal

Ancestry of “ébane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanëben—
2Old High Germanebanplain, even
3Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
4Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “ébane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ebn →