even-

See also: even, Even, and éven

English

Etymology

From Middle English even-, efen-, from Old English efn- (“equal, fellow-, co-”), from Proto-West Germanic *ebna- (“like-, level, equal-”, prefix/combining form), from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz (“equal, even”); same as Old English efn (“equal, even, level”). More at even. Cognate with Scots evin- (“equal-”), Old Frisian ivin-, evn- (“even-”), Dutch even-, Old High German eban- (“even-”).

Prefix

even-

  2. Even in number, not odd.
    even-toed, even-numbered, w:Even-even nucleus
  4. (no longer productive) Uniform, evenly in quantity.
    even-down, even-tempered, even-toned

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with even-
even-bishop
evenmete
evennight
even-servant

References

“even-”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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