Where does “eftirnavn” come from?

eftirnavn (Faroese) comes from Faroese eftir, from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

eftirnavn (Faroese): surname, family name, last name

Definitions

  1. surname, family name, last name

Ancestry of “eftirnavn”, step by step

eftirnavn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese eftir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseeftirafter
2Old Norseeptirafter; afterwards; along
3Proto-Norseᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱafter
4Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Faroese navn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesenavnname
2Old Norsenafnname, title
3Proto-Germanicnamôname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ →