Where does “jafnaldri” come from?

jafnaldri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aldur, from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

jafnaldri (Icelandic): contemporary, person of the same age, age-mate

Definitions

  1. contemporary, person of the same age, age-mate

Ancestry of “jafnaldri”, step by step

jafnaldri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic aldur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaldurage
2Old Norsealdrage
3Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Icelandic jafn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjafneven; equal
2Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
3Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “jafnaldri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldrą →Every word from Old Norse aldr →