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

  1. A name added to another name; surname; A name in...

Ancestry of “to-name”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtonameAn additional name appended to a personal name in...
2Old Englishtōnamasurname
3Old Englishnamaname; noun
4Proto-West Germanicnamōname
5Proto-Germanicnamôname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →