Where does “jævn” come from?

jævn (Danish) comes from Old Danish iafn, from Old Norse jafn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

jævn (Danish): even, level; smooth; thick

Definitions

  1. even, level; smooth; thick

Ancestry of “jævn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishiafn—
2Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
3Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “jævn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Old Norse jafn →