Where does “efn” come from?

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

efn (Old English): equal, level, even

Definitions

  1. equal, level, even

Ancestry of “efn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “efn”

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