Where does “jævnhed” come from?

jævnhed (Danish) comes from Danish hed, from Old Danish het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

jævnhed (Danish): evenness

Definitions

evenness

Ancestry of “jævnhed”, step by step

jævnhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hed

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	hed	imperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2	Old Danish	het	—
3	Old Norse	heitr	hot
4	Proto-Germanic	haitaz	hot
5	Proto-Indo-European	*keHy-	to heat

via Danish jævn

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	jævn	even, level; smooth; thick
2	Old Danish	iafn	—
3	Old Norse	jafn	even; equal, the same
4	Proto-Germanic	ebnaz	even, level
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁émnos	equal, straight; flat, level, even

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →