Where does “kunstnernavn” come from?

kunstnernavn (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.

kunstnernavn (Danish): An alternative name for an artist, a stage name

Definitions

  1. An alternative name for an artist, a stage name

Ancestry of “kunstnernavn”, step by step

kunstnernavn 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 kunstner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishkunstnerAn artist
2Middle Low Germankunstener
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Proto-Germanic namô
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