Where does “evenfall” come from?

evenfall (English) comes from English Even, from Middle English even, from Old English efn, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

evenfall (English): dusk, twilight

Definitions

  1. dusk, twilight

Ancestry of “evenfall”, step by step

evenfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Even

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEvenAn ethnic Even: a member of an indigenous people...
2Middle Englishevensmoothly, evenly
3Old Englishefnequal, level, even
4Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
5Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

via English fall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfall"To be moved downwards."; "To move downwards.";...
2Middle Englishfall—
3Old EnglishfeallAlternative form of fiell
4Proto-Germanicfallą—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pōl-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →