Where does “schuilnaam” come from?

schuilnaam (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.

schuilnaam (Dutch): A pseudonym that is used to hide one's true...

Definitions

  1. A pseudonym that is used to hide one's true...

Ancestry of “schuilnaam”, step by step

schuilnaam 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 schuilen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschuilento take shelter; to lurk
2Middle Dutchschulento be hidden; to take shelter
3Old Dutchskūlen—
4Proto-West Germanicskūlijanto hide
5Proto-GermanicskūlijanąAlternative form of *skiulijaną
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →