Where does “jamna” come from?

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

jamna (Norwegian Nynorsk): to flatten, to smooth, to level, to do equal

Definitions

  1. to flatten, to smooth, to level, to do equal

Ancestry of “jamna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejafnato even; level ground; inflection of jafn: ##...
2Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
3Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Old Norse jafn →