effen
Danish
/ɛfən/
adj
Definitions
- capable, competent
- effen eller ueffen –
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German effen derived from Old Saxon evan derived from *ebn derived from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz (even, level, equal, flat, straight).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ebnaz
Gloss
even, level, equal, flat, straight
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- *h₁émnos, *(h₁)em-no- Proto-Indo-European
- *ebna- Proto-Germanic
- *ebnaz Proto-Germanic
- även Swedish
- ävensom Swedish
- efen Old English
- efen- Old English
- jafn Old Norse
- eban Old High German
- ebanī Old High German
- 𐌹𐌱𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *ebn gmw-pro
- *evan Old Dutch
- effen Middle Low German
- even Middle Low German
- efni Old Saxon
- evan Old Saxon