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Where does “iæmpn” come from?

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

iæmpn (Old Swedish): even

Definitions

  1. even

Ancestry of “iæmpn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
2Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “iæmpn”

  • jämställa
  • jämn
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