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,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of efen; even, equal, like,...

Ancestry of “emn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
2Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
3Proto-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 →