Where does “alaefni” come from?

alaefni (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon efni, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

alaefni (Old Saxon): very plain

Definitions

  1. very plain

Ancestry of “alaefni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonefniplain
2Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
3Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
4Proto-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 →