Where does “ëben” come from?

ëben (Middle High German) comes from Old High German eban, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

Ancestry of “ëben”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ëben”

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