Where does “jævnaldrende” come from?

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

jævnaldrende (Danish): of (roughly) the same age, peer

Definitions

  1. of (roughly) the same age, peer

Ancestry of “jævnaldrende”, step by step

jævnaldrende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish jævn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjævneven, level; smooth; thick
2Old Danishiafn—
3Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
4Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

via Norwegian Bokmål aldrende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålaldrendeageing (UK), or aging (US) growing old
2Norwegian Bokmålaldreindefinite plural of alder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Old Norse jafn →