Where does “evne” come from?

evne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Danish evne, from Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

evne (Norwegian Nynorsk): ability, capacity, talent

Definitions

  1. ability, capacity, talent

Ancestry of “evne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishevneability; power; capacity
2Old Norseefnistuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,...
3Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
4Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

Words derived from “evne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic abniją →
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