Where does “jämn” come from?

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

jämn (Swedish): even; divisible by 2; even; a function of one...

Definitions

  1. even; divisible by 2; even; a function of one...

Ancestry of “jämn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishiæmpneven
2Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
3Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “jämn”

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