even
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈeː.və(n)/
adv
Definitions
- shortly, briefly
- for a short period, for a while
- for a moment;
- just as, to the same degree used with an adjective
- (Netherlands) quite, rather
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch even inherited from Old Dutch *evan inherited from *ebn inherited from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz (even, level, equal, flat, straight).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ebnaz
Gloss
even, level, equal, flat, straight
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Cognates and derived terms
- anent English
- even English
- even-minded English
- even-weave English
- evendown English
- evenest English
- evenfall English
- evenhood English
- evening English
- evenish English
- evenlight English
- evenlong English
- evenly English
- evenness English
- evensong English
- evenward English
- evenweave English
- noneven English
- uneven English
- yestereve English
- yestereven English
- Ebenbild German
- eben German
- ebenda German
- ebendort German
- uneben German
- als Dutch, Flemish
- evenals Dutch, Flemish
- evenen Dutch, Flemish
- evenknie Dutch, Flemish
- evenmens Dutch, Flemish
- evenredig Dutch, Flemish
- evenredigheid Dutch, Flemish
- evenwicht Dutch, Flemish
- evenwichtig Dutch, Flemish
- evenwichtsniveau Dutch, Flemish
- evenwijdig Dutch, Flemish
- evenwoord Dutch, Flemish
- evenwoordig Dutch, Flemish
- evenzo Dutch, Flemish
- knie Dutch, Flemish
- mens Dutch, Flemish
- oneven Dutch, Flemish
- rede Dutch, Flemish
- wicht Dutch, Flemish
- wijd Dutch, Flemish
- woord Dutch, Flemish
- zo Dutch, Flemish
- *h₁émnos, *(h₁)em-no- Proto-Indo-European
- *ebna- Proto-Germanic
- *ebnaz Proto-Germanic
- jämn Swedish
- jämställa Swedish
- även Swedish
- ävensom Swedish
- efen Old English
- efen- Old English
- efenlic Old English
- efenlice Old English
- efenling Old English
- efenscyldig Old English
- efnettan Old English
- geefenlæcan Old English
- unefen Old English
- even Middle English
- jafn Old Norse
- jævn Danish
- jævnaldrende Danish
- jævnstrøm Danish
- jafn Icelandic
- jafnaldri Icelandic
- misjafn Icelandic
- ójafn Icelandic
- effen Middle Dutch
- even Middle Dutch
- evencnie Middle Dutch
- evenen Middle Dutch
- evenmensch Middle Dutch
- eban Old High German
- ebanī Old High German
- eben Middle High German
- 𐌹𐌱𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *ebn gmw-pro
- *evan Old Dutch
- even Middle Low German
- efni Old Saxon
- evan Old Saxon
- iæmpn Old Swedish
- ewe Pennsylvania German
- iafn Old Danish