Where does “línuleg” come from?
línuleg (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic jafna, from Old Norse jafna, from Old Norse jafn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.
Ancestry of “línuleg”, step by step
línuleg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic jafna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | jafna | an equation; to equalise, level, even up, even... |
| 2 | Old Norse | jafna | to even; level ground; inflection of jafn: ##... |
| 3 | Old Norse | jafn | even; equal, the same |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ebnaz | even, level |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁émnos | equal, straight; flat, level, even |
via Icelandic línulegur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | línulegur | linear |