Where does “jank” come from?
jank (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian jamn, from Norwegian Bokmål jevn, from Danish jævn, from Old Danish iafn, from Old Norse jafn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.
jank (Westrobothnian): adjust, e.g. to smoothen out or cut evenly
Definitions
- adjust, e.g. to smoothen out or cut evenly
Ancestry of “jank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Westrobothnian | jamn | even; "Diphasiastrum complanatum" |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | jevn | even; smooth; imperative of jevne |
| 3 | Danish | jævn | even, level; smooth; thick |
| 4 | Old Danish | iafn | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | jafn | even; equal, the same |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ebnaz | even, level |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁émnos | equal, straight; flat, level, even |