Where does “name” come from?

name (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans naam, 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.

name (Afrikaans): plural of naam

Definitions

plural of naam

Ancestry of “name”, step by step

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

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