Where does “eave” come from?

eave (Yola) comes from Middle English even, from Old English efn, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

eave (Yola): eve

Definitions

  1. eve

Ancestry of “eave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishevensmoothly, evenly
2Old Englishefnequal, level, even
3Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
4Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even
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