Where does “evenen” come from?

evenen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German ēvenen, from Old Saxon evan, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

evenen (Low German): to level

Definitions

  1. to level

Ancestry of “evenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanēvenen—
2Old Saxonevanequal; even
3Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
4Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
5Proto-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 →