Where does “efnhleoþrung” come from?

efnhleoþrung (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.

efnhleoþrung (Old English): singing together

Definitions

  1. singing together

Ancestry of “efnhleoþrung”, step by step

efnhleoþrung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English efn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishefnequal, level, even
2Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
3Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

via Old English hleoþrung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhleoþrungsound, noise; musical sound; speaking; reproof
2Old Englishhleoþrianto make a sound; to cry out, proclaim; to speak...
3Old Englishhlēoþornoise, sound, voice, song, hearing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ebn →