Where does “jämställa” come from?

jämställa (Swedish) comes from Swedish ställa, from Old Swedish stælla, from Middle Low German stellen, from Old Saxon stellian, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

jämställa (Swedish): to equal, to compare, to put on an equal standing

Definitions

to equal, to compare, to put on an equal standing

Ancestry of “jämställa”, step by step

jämställa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ställa

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	ställa	to set; to put something down in an upright...
2	Old Swedish	stælla	to place upright somewhere
3	Middle Low German	stellen	—
4	Old Saxon	stellian	to place
5	Proto-West Germanic	stalljan	to put, to place
6	Proto-Indo-European	stel-	to put, to place; to locate

via Swedish jämn

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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old Saxon stellian →