Where does “eventjes” come from?

eventjes (Dutch) comes from Dutch even, from Middle Dutch ēven, from Old Dutch evan, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

eventjes (Dutch): momentarily, in a moment

Definitions

  1. momentarily, in a moment

Ancestry of “eventjes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchevenshortly, briefly; for a short period, for a...
2Middle Dutchēveneven, equal
3Old Dutchevan—
4Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
5Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ebn →