Where does “naamgever” come from?

naamgever (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.

naamgever (Dutch): eponym

Definitions

  1. eponym

Ancestry of “naamgever”, step by step

naamgever 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 gever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevergiver, someone who gives; a word in the dative...
2Middle Dutchgevere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →