Where does “efen-” come from?
efen- (Middle English) comes from Old English efen-, from Proto-Germanic ebna-, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.
Ancestry of “efen-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | efen- | equal, equally; level, even; fellow-, used to add... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ebna- | like-, level, equal- |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ebnaz | even, level |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁émnos | equal, straight; flat, level, even |
Words derived from “efen-”