Where does “ebenda” come from?

ebenda (German) comes from German dā, from Middle High German dā, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

ebenda (German): just there, at the same place; ibidem

Definitions

  1. just there, at the same place; ibidem

Ancestry of “ebenda”, step by step

ebenda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandāthere
2Middle High Germandā—
3Old High Germandārthere
4Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
5Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via German ëben

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 “ebenda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →