even-

See also: even, Even, and éven

English

Etymology

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

Prefix

even-

1. (rare, dialectal or no longer productive) Prefix occurring mostly in older terms, bearing the meaning of equal-, co-, fellow-, joint-.

   even-bishop, even-christian, even-knight, even-servant, even-sucker

2. Prefix used chiefly in parasynthetic derivatives with the sense of even.

   even-carriaged, even-edged, even-tempered, even-toed, evenwise

3. Prefix meaning equally, similarly, same.

   even-clad, even-high, even-right, even-worth, evenmete, evenold

4. Prefix meaning evenly, straight, direct, according to.

   even-pleached, even-set, even-spun, even-deed, even-down, even-forth

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with even-

Anagrams

• Neve, eevn, neve, névé