Where does “naam” come from?

naam (Afrikaans) comes 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.

naam (Afrikaans): name

Definitions

name

Ancestry of “naam”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	naam	name
2	Middle Dutch	nāme	name
3	Old Dutch	namo	name
4	Proto-West Germanic	namō	name
5	Proto-Germanic	namô	name
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁nómn̥	name
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₃neh₃-	to name

Words derived from “naam”

name

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →