Where does “bestandsnaam” come from?

bestandsnaam (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.

bestandsnaam (Dutch): filename

Definitions

filename

Ancestry of “bestandsnaam”, step by step

bestandsnaam 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 bestand

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	bestand	archive, file; file; truce
2	German	bestand	first/third-person singular preterite of bestehen
3	German	be-	Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies working...
4	German	be	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →