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Where does “Hochebene” come from?

Hochebene (German) comes from German Ebene, from Middle High German ebene, from Old High German ebanī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Hochebene (German): a plain that is higher as the surrounding area;...

Definitions

  1. a plain that is higher as the surrounding area;...

Ancestry of “Hochebene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEbeneplain; plane; storey, floor
2Middle High Germanebene—
3Old High Germanebanī—
4Old High German-ī-ness
5Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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