Where does “ebent” come from?

ebent (German) comes from German ëben, 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.

ebent (German): just

Definitions

  1. just

Ancestry of “ebent”, step by step

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