Where does “efnhleoþor” come from?
efnhleoþor (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.
efnhleoþor (Old English): singing together; concordance of sounds or voices
Definitions
- singing together; concordance of sounds or voices
Ancestry of “efnhleoþor”, step by step
efnhleoþor traces back through two 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 hlēoþor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hlēoþor | noise, sound, voice, song, hearing |