Where does “ebendann” come from?

ebendann (German) comes from German dann, from Old High German danne, from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

ebendann (German): at that very time

Definitions

  1. at that very time

Ancestry of “ebendann”, step by step

ebendann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandannthen, after that; then, in that case
2Old High Germandanne—
3Proto-West Germanic*þanthen, at that time
4Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
5Proto-Germanicþam—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic þam →
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