Where does “eftirnafn” come from?

eftirnafn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic eftir, from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

eftirnafn (Icelandic): surname, family name

Definitions

  1. surname, family name

Ancestry of “eftirnafn”, step by step

eftirnafn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic eftir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceftirafter; after, in
2Old Norseeptirafter; afterwards; along
3Proto-Norseᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱafter
4Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Icelandic nafn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnafna name
2Old Norsenafnname, title
3Proto-Germanicnamôname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ →