Where does “ëben” come from?

ëben (German) 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.

ëben (German): flat, smooth, even of a surface

Definitions

  1. flat, smooth, even of a surface

Ancestry of “ëben”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ëben”

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