Where does “namensgleich” come from?
namensgleich (German) comes from German Namen, from German Name, 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.
namensgleich (German): homonymous
Definitions
- homonymous
Ancestry of “namensgleich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Namen | Alternative form of Name; inflection of Name: ##... |
| 2 | German | Name | name (forename, Christian name, given name) |
| 3 | Middle High German | name | name |
| 4 | Old High German | namo | name; noun |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | namō | name |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |