Where does “eigennaam” come from?
eigennaam (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.
eigennaam (Dutch): proper noun, the name of a particular person,...
Definitions
- proper noun, the name of a particular person,...
Ancestry of “eigennaam”, step by step
eigennaam 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 eigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eigen | own; self |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | eigen | to receive; to be required to have, to be owed;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | eigan | to own |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |