Where does “jämviktsläge” come from?

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

jämviktsläge (Swedish): a state of equilibrium (either physical or more abstract)

Definitions

  1. a state of equilibrium (either physical or more abstract)

Ancestry of “jämviktsläge”, step by step

jämviktsläge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jämvikt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjämviktequilibrium, balance
2Swedishjämneven; divisible by 2; even; a function of one...
3Old Swedishiæmpneven
4Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
5Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

via Swedish läge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlägea position; a situation; a village
2Danishlågegate; wicket; door
3Old Norselokabolt
4Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Old Norse jafn →