Where does “jævning” come from?

jævning (Danish) comes from Danish jævne, 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.

jævning (Danish): a thickener, a mixture of flour and liquid used to thicken soup or sauce

Definitions

  1. a thickener, a mixture of flour and liquid used to thicken soup or sauce

Ancestry of “jævning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjævneto make (something) flat, even and smooth, to level out
2Old Danishiæfnæ—
3Old Norsejafnato even; level ground; inflection of jafn: ##...
4Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
5Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “jævning”

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