evenknie

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch evencnie (“person of equal standing or degree”). By surface analysis, even (“level, same”) +‎ knie (“knee”). For this usage of "knee", compare Old Frisian knī (“knee; degree of kinship”); Saterland Frisian Kniebel (“degree of kinship”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeː.və(n)ˌkni/ Hyphenation: even‧knie === Noun === evenknie f (plural evenknieën, diminutive evenknietje n) counterpart, someone or something with a similar role or equal status ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: eweknie === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “evenknie”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute