Where does “navnefælle” come from?

navnefælle (Danish) comes from Danish fælle, from Old Norse félagi, from Old Norse félag, from Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

navnefælle (Danish): namesake

Definitions

  1. namesake

Ancestry of “navnefælle”, step by step

navnefælle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fælle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfællea fellow, companion
2Old Norsefélagione with whom one has joined one's property;...
3Old Norsefélagfellowship, partnership
4Old Norsefécattle; livestock; property, money
5Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Danish navn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnavnname; reputation
2Old Danishnauænname
3Old Norsenafnname, title
4Proto-Germanicnamôname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →