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
- even; divisible by 2; even; a function of one...
Ancestry of “jämn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | iæmpn | even |
| 2 | Old Norse | jafn | even; equal, the same |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ebnaz | even, level |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁émnos | equal, straight; flat, level, even |
Words derived from “jämn”