Where does “jafn” come from?

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

jafn (Old Norse): even; equal, the same

Definitions

  1. even; equal, the same

Ancestry of “jafn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “jafn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →