Where does “agternaam” come from?

agternaam (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch achternaam, from Dutch naam, from Middle Dutch nāme, from Old Dutch namo, from Proto-West Germanic namō, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

agternaam (Afrikaans): surname

Definitions

  1. surname

Ancestry of “agternaam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchachternaamsurname
2Dutchnaamname
3Middle Dutchnāmename
4Old Dutchnamoname
5Proto-West Germanicnamōname
6Proto-Germanicnamôname
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →