Where does “to-name” come from?
to-name (English) comes from Middle English toname, from Old English tōnama, 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.
to-name (English): A name added to another name; surname; A name in...
Definitions
- A name added to another name; surname; A name in...
Ancestry of “to-name”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | toname | An additional name appended to a personal name in... |
| 2 | Old English | tōnama | surname |
| 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 |