Where does “aven” come from?

aven (Polabian) comes from Middle Low German even, from Old Saxon evan, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

aven (Polabian): just

Definitions

  1. just

Ancestry of “aven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germaneveneven
2Old Saxonevanequal; even
3Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
4Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnosEvery word from Proto-Germanic ebnazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic ebn
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