Where does “jafngilda” come from?

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

jafngilda (Icelandic): to be equivalent to

Definitions

  1. to be equivalent to

Ancestry of “jafngilda”, step by step

jafngilda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic jafn

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

via Icelandic gilda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgildato be valid, to hold
2Old Norsegildrstout, brawny, of full worth; brawny, stout; of...
3Proto-Germanicgildizvaluable, wholesome, precious
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Old Norse jafn →