Where does “namesake” come from?
Namesake comes from English name and sake, where name descends from Old English nama, Proto-Germanic namô, and Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ meaning "name."
namesake (English): One who is named after another or for whom...
Definitions
- One who is named after another or for whom...
Ancestry of “namesake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ñame | Synonym of name |
| 2 | Middle English | name | name |
| 3 | Old English | nama | name; noun |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | namō | name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |