Where does “jamning” come from?

jamning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål jamne, from Old Norse jafna, from Old Norse jafn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

jamning (Norwegian Bokmål): leveling, evening; the act of making something level, even, or smooth

Definitions

  1. leveling, evening; the act of making something level, even, or smooth

Ancestry of “jamning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåljamneevenness, levelness, uniformity
2Old Norsejafnato even; level ground; inflection of jafn: ##...
3Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
4Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “jamning”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Old Norse jafn →