Where does “jafnhallaferill” come from?
jafnhallaferill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic jafn, from Old Norse jafn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.
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Ancestry of “jafnhallaferill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | jafn | even; equal |
| 2 | Old Norse | jafn | even; equal, the same |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ebnaz | even, level |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁émnos | equal, straight; flat, level, even |