Where does “ēven” come from?

ēven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch evan, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

ēven (Middle Dutch): even, equal

Definitions

  1. even, equal

Ancestry of “ēven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchevan—
2Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
3Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “ēven”

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