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.

jafnhallaferill (Icelandic): an isocline, any of a series of lines having the...

Definitions

  1. an isocline, any of a series of lines having the...

Ancestry of “jafnhallaferill”, step by step

jafnhallaferill traces back through 3 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 halli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichallislope, incline
2Old Norsehallrslope, hill; rock, stone; leaning to one side,...
3Proto-GermanichalluzA rock; stone; boulder; A rockface; cliff
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Icelandic ferill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicferillcurve, trajectory; career
2Old Norseferilltrack, race; traveller
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Old Norse jafn →