Where does “nametag” come from?
nametag (English) comes from English ñame, from Middle English name, from Old English nama, from Proto-West Germanic namō, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
nametag (English): A tag with one's name inscribed on it
Definitions
- A tag with one's name inscribed on it
Ancestry of “nametag”, 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 |
Words derived from “nametag”