Where does “evenhede” come from?
evenhede (Middle English) comes from Middle English hede, from Middle English hēden, from Old English hēdan, from Old Norse héðan, from Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
evenhede (Middle English): equality; evenness
Definitions
- equality; evenness
Ancestry of “evenhede”, step by step
evenhede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English hede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hede | Alternative form of hod; Alternative form of heed |
| 2 | Middle English | hēden | — |
| 3 | Old English | hēdan | to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take... |
| 4 | Old Norse | héðan | hence |
| 5 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |