Where does “eeben” come from?

eeben (Finnish) 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.

eeben (Finnish): ebony

Definitions

  1. ebony

Ancestry of “eeben”, step by step

eeben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German ëben

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

via Swedish eben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisheben—
2Egyptianhbnjebony

Words derived from “eeben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →