Where does “navnaskifti” come from?

navnaskifti (Faroese) comes from Faroese navn, from Old Norse nafn, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

navnaskifti (Faroese): change of name

Definitions

  1. change of name

Ancestry of “navnaskifti”, step by step

navnaskifti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese navn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesenavnname
2Old Norsenafnname, title
3Proto-Germanicnamôname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Faroese skifti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskiftidivision, partition, distribution; change,...
2Faroeseskiftato change
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →