Where does “jǫfnuðr” come from?

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

jǫfnuðr (Old Norse): comparison

Definitions

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Ancestry of “jǫfnuðr”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	jafna	to even; level ground; inflection of jafn: ##...
2	Old Norse	jafn	even; equal, the same
3	Proto-Germanic	ebnaz	even, level
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁émnos	equal, straight; flat, level, even

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