ebnaz

ebnaz
s. ebna-;

Germanisches Wörterbuch . 2014.

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  • even — [OE] Even can be traced back to a prehistoric Germanic *ebnaz, although it is not clear whether it meant originally ‘flat, level’ or ‘equal, alike’ (both strands of meaning are still present in the word, the latter in such expressions as ‘get… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • even — {{11}}even (adj.) O.E. efen level, also equal, like; calm, harmonious; quite, fully; namely, from P.Gmc. *ebnaz (Cf. O.S. eban, O.Fris. even level, plain, smooth, Du. even, O.H.G. eban, Ger. eben, O.N. jafn, Dan. jævn, Goth. ibns). Etymologists… …   Etymology dictionary

  • ebna- — *ebna , *ebnaz, *ibna , *ibnaz germ., Adjektiv: nhd. eben ( Adjektiv), gleich; ne. plain (Adjektiv); Rekontruktionsbasis: got., an., ae., afries., mnl., as., ahd.; …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • even — [OE] Even can be traced back to a prehistoric Germanic *ebnaz, although it is not clear whether it meant originally ‘flat, level’ or ‘equal, alike’ (both strands of meaning are still present in the word, the latter in such expressions as ‘get… …   Word origins

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