Where does “jevning” come from?

jevning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål jevne, from Norwegian Bokmål jevn, 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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “jevning”, step by step

jevning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål jevne

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	jevne	definite singular of jevn; plural of jevn; to...
2	Norwegian Bokmål	jevn	even; smooth; imperative of jevne
3	Danish	jævn	even, level; smooth; thick
4	Old Danish	iafn	—
5	Old Norse	jafn	even; equal, the same
6	Proto-Germanic	ebnaz	even, level
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁émnos	equal, straight; flat, level, even

via Danish jævning

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	jævning	a thickener, a mixture of flour and liquid used to thicken soup or sauce
2	Danish	-ing	added to a verb to form a noun for an action or...
3	Old Norse	-ing	Forms gerund nouns from verbs
4	Proto-Germanic	-ingō	-ing

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