Where does “iæfnæ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “iæfnæ”, 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

Words derived from “iæfnæ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnosEvery word from Proto-Germanic ebnazEvery word from Old Norse jafn