Where does “jämnt skägg” come from?

jämnt skägg (Swedish) comes from Swedish skägg, from Old Norse skegg, from Proto-Germanic skagją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kek- — to jump, move; to shake, stir.

jämnt skägg (Swedish): even standing (between competitors or the like)

Definitions

  1. even standing (between competitors or the like)

Ancestry of “jämnt skägg”, step by step

jämnt skägg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skägg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskäggbeard; facial hair on chin, cheeks and jaw;...
2Old Norseskeggbeard
3Proto-Germanicskagjąbeard, hair
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kek-to jump, move; to shake, stir

via Swedish jämnt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjämnt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skagją →Every word from Old Norse skegg →