Where does “även” come from?

även (Swedish) 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.

även (Swedish): even, also

Definitions

  1. even, also

Ancestry of “även”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germaneveneven
2Old Saxonevanequal; even
3Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
4Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “även”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ebn →