Where does “efnþrowung” come from?
efnþrowung (Old English) comes from Old English efn, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.
efnþrowung (Old English): sympathy
Definitions
- sympathy
Ancestry of “efnþrowung”, step by step
efnþrowung traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English efn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | efn | equal, level, even |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | ebn | even, level |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ebnaz | even, level |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁émnos | equal, straight; flat, level, even |
via Old English þrowung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | þrowung | suffering |
| 2 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |
via Old English efnþrōwian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | efnþrōwian | to sympathize (+ dative = with someone) |