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
- equal, equally; level, even; fellow-, used to add...
Ancestry of “efen-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ebna- | like-, level, equal- |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ebnaz | even, level |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁émnos | equal, straight; flat, level, even |
Words derived from “efen-”