Where does “efnþrowian” come from?

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

efnþrowian (Old English): to sympathize (+ dative = with someone)

Definitions

  1. to sympathize (+ dative = with someone)

Ancestry of “efnþrowian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishefn-denoting equality: equal, equally
2Old Englishefnequal, level, even
3Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
4Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ebn →