Where does “naamdrager” come from?

naamdrager (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.

naamdrager (Dutch): a name-bearer

Definitions

  1. a name-bearer

Ancestry of “naamdrager”, step by step

naamdrager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch naam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnaamname
2Middle Dutchnāmename
3Old Dutchnamoname
4Proto-West Germanicnamōname
5Proto-Germanicnamôname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Dutch dragen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdragento carry; to wear; to transfer
2Middle Dutchdrāgento carry
3Old Dutchdraganto carry; to wear
4Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →