Where does “egennavn” come from?

egennavn (Danish) comes from Danish navn, from Old Danish nauæn, from Old Norse nafn, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

egennavn (Danish): proper noun

Definitions

  1. proper noun

Ancestry of “egennavn”, step by step

egennavn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish navn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnavnname; reputation
2Old Danishnauænname
3Old Norsenafnname, title
4Proto-Germanicnamôname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Danish egen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishegenown; private; peculiar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →