Where does “ebena” come from?

ebena (Esperanto) comes from German ëben, 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.

ebena (Esperanto): level, flat, even, smooth

Definitions

  1. level, flat, even, smooth

Ancestry of “ebena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanëbenflat, smooth, even of a surface
2Middle High Germanëben—
3Old High Germanebanplain, even
4Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
5Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “ebena”

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