Where does “jafnvel” come from?

jafnvel (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

jafnvel (Old Norse): as well, equally well

Definitions

  1. as well, equally well

Ancestry of “jafnvel”, step by step

jafnvel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevélartifice, craft
2Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Old Norse jafn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
2Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →