Where does “jafn-” come from?

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

jafn- (Icelandic): equally, as, just as

Definitions

  1. equally, as, just as

Ancestry of “jafn-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejafn-such a, so … a, equally as
2Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
3Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “jafn-”

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