Where does “efen-” come from?

efen- (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ebna-, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

efen- (Old English): equal, equally; level, even; fellow-, used to add...

Definitions

  1. equal, equally; level, even; fellow-, used to add...

Ancestry of “efen-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicebna-like-, level, equal-
2Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “efen-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebna- →