Where does “gå jämnt ut” come from?

gå jämnt ut (Swedish) comes from Swedish ut, from Swedish tåla, from Samoan tālā, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German taler — heel of the foot; heel.

gå jämnt ut (Swedish): to amount to neither a win or a loss, to even out, to break even (of for example money)

Definitions

  1. to amount to neither a win or a loss, to even out, to break even (of for example money)

Ancestry of “gå jämnt ut”, step by step

gå jämnt ut traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishutout; get out!; from a certain point within a...
2Swedishtålato endure, to suffer, to take, to stand, to...
3Samoantālāthe currency of Samoa; tala; dollar
4EnglishDollarOS grid ref NS9698
5Dutchdollardollar currency, especially the US dollar
6EnglishdollarOfficial designation for currency in some parts...
7DutchdalerOne who descends, one who goes down; Superseded...
8Germantalertaler (former unit of currency)
9GermanJoachimsthalerNative or inhabitant of Joachimsthal
10GermanSankt JoachimsthalSt. Joachim's Valley
11GermanSanktSaint: title given to a saint
12Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
13LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
14Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
15Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
16HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
17Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via Swedish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgo, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or...
2Old Swedish
3Old Norsebarking; attention; to heed
4Old Norsegeyjato bark
5Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark

via Swedish jämnt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjämnt
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ