Where does “Namensartikel” come from?

Namensartikel (German) comes from German Artikel, from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Namensartikel (German): byline article

Definitions

  1. byline article

Ancestry of “Namensartikel”, step by step

Namensartikel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Artikel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArtikelarticle; article, item, ware; article, paragraph,...
2LatinarticulusA point connecting various parts of the body;...
3Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via German [[Name

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German[[Name

via German Namens]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNamens]]
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értusEvery word from Latin artus