Where does “jafnvægi” come from?

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

jafnvægi (Icelandic): equilibrium, balance

Definitions

  1. equilibrium, balance

Ancestry of “jafnvægi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjafn-equally, as, just as
2Old Norsejafn-such a, so … a, equally as
3Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
4Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Old Norse jafn →