Where does “jævne” come from?

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

jævne (Danish): to make (something) flat, even and smooth, to level out

Definitions

  1. to make (something) flat, even and smooth, to level out

Ancestry of “jævne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishiæfnæ—
2Old Norsejafnato even; level ground; inflection of jafn: ##...
3Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
4Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “jævne”

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