Where does “emn” come from?
emn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.
emn (Old English): Alternative form of efen; even, equal, like,...
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- Alternative form of efen; even, equal, like,...
Ancestry of “emn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | ebn | even, level |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ebnaz | even, level |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁émnos | equal, straight; flat, level, even |