English
evenhood
Evenhood comes from Middle English *evenhode.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*evenhodereconstructed
- Englishtodayevenhood
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*evenhodereconstructed
- Englishtodayevenhood
Formed from even + -hood
Proto-Indo-European *h₁émnos ‘equal, straight; flat, level’
Proto-Germanic *ebnaz ‘even, level’
Proto-West Germanic *ebn ‘even, level’
Old English efn ‘flat; level, even, equal’
Middle English even
English even
Every English word from Middle English *evenhode
Today it means
noun Equality; equity; justice.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English *evenhode / evenhood