Where does “Rufname” come from?

Rufname (German) comes from German Ruf, from Middle High German ruof, from Old High German ruof, from Old High German ruofan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

Rufname (German): a person’s main given name by which they are usually known (typically, but in German-speaking Europe not necessarily, the first given name)

Definitions

  1. a person’s main given name by which they are usually known (typically, but in German-speaking Europe not necessarily, the first given name)

Ancestry of “Rufname”, step by step

Rufname traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ruf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRufcall; reputation
2Middle High Germanruof—
3Old High Germanruof—
4Old High Germanruofanto call
5Proto-West Germanichrōpanto cry out, to call, to shout
6Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via German nāme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannāmename (forename, Christian name, given name)
2Middle High Germannamename
3Old High Germannamoname; noun
4Proto-West Germanicnamōname
5Proto-Germanicnamôname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via German rufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrufento call out; to shout; to cry; to shriek; to call...
2Middle High Germanruofen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →