Where does “utjamne” come from?

utjamne (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.

Ancestry of “utjamne”, step by step

utjamne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål jamne

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

via Norwegian Bokmål ut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutout; get out!
2Old Norseútout
3Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “utjamne”

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