Where does “skaldanavn” come from?

skaldanavn (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.

skaldanavn (Faroese): pen-name, nom de plume

Definitions

pen-name, nom de plume

Ancestry of “skaldanavn”, step by step

skaldanavn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese navn

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Faroese	navn	name
2	Old Norse	nafn	name, title
3	Proto-Germanic	namô	name
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁nómn̥	name
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃neh₃-	to name

via Faroese skald

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Faroese	skald	poet, composer
2	Old Norse	skald	poet, skald
3	Proto-Germanic	skeldaną	to scold
4	Proto-Indo-European	skeldʰ-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →