Where does “föðurnafn” come from?

föðurnafn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nafn, from Old Norse nafn, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

föðurnafn (Icelandic): patronym

Definitions

patronym

Ancestry of “föðurnafn”, step by step

föðurnafn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic nafn

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	nafn	a name
2	Old Norse	nafn	name, title
3	Proto-Germanic	namô	name
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁nómn̥	name
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃neh₃-	to name

via Icelandic faðir

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	faðir	father
2	Old Norse	faðir	father
3	Proto-Germanic	fadēr	father
4	Proto-Indo-European	ph₂tḗr	father
5	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂-	to protect; to shepherd

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →