Where does “achternaam” come from?

achternaam (Dutch) comes 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.

achternaam (Dutch): surname

Definitions

surname

Ancestry of “achternaam”, step by step

achternaam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch naam

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

via Dutch achter

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	achter	behind; beyond
2	Middle Dutch	achter	behind; through, past; after
3	Old Dutch	after	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	*aftar	after, behind
5	Proto-Germanic	after	after, behind
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂epoteros	further behind, further away

Words derived from “achternaam”

agternaam

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →