Where does “Adelsname” come from?
Adelsname (German) comes from German nāme, from Middle High German name, from Old High German namo, from Proto-West Germanic namō, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
Adelsname (German): a surname that includes a (former) title of nobility
Definitions
- a surname that includes a (former) title of nobility
Ancestry of “Adelsname”, step by step
Adelsname traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German nāme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nāme | name (forename, Christian name, given name) |
| 2 | Middle High German | name | name |
| 3 | Old High German | namo | 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 |
via German adel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | adel | inflection of adeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old High German | adal | noble; nobility; noble race |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aþal | nobility; race |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |