Where does “jevn” come from?

jevn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish jævn, from Old Danish iafn, from Old Norse jafn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

jevn (Norwegian Bokmål): even; smooth; imperative of jevne

Definitions

  1. even; smooth; imperative of jevne

Ancestry of “jevn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjævneven, level; smooth; thick
2Old Danishiafn—
3Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
4Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “jevn”

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