Where does “jafna” come from?

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

jafna (Icelandic): an equation; to equalise, level, even up, even...

Definitions

  1. an equation; to equalise, level, even up, even...

Ancestry of “jafna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jafna”

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