Where does “mellemnavn” come from?

mellemnavn (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.

mellemnavn (Danish): middle name

Definitions

middle name

Ancestry of “mellemnavn”, step by step

mellemnavn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish navn

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	navn	name; reputation
2	Old Danish	nauæn	name
3	Old Norse	nafn	name, title
4	Proto-Germanic	namô	name
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁nómn̥	name
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃neh₃-	to name

via Danish mellem

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	mellem	between; among
2	Old Norse	í millum	—

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