Where does “gælunafn” come from?

gælunafn (Icelandic) comes from Danish kælenavn, from Danish navn, from Old Danish nauæn, from Old Norse nafn, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

gælunafn (Icelandic): nickname, pet name

Definitions

  1. nickname, pet name

Ancestry of “gælunafn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkælenavnpet name
2Danishnavnname; reputation
3Old Danishnauænname
4Old Norsenafnname, title
5Proto-Germanicnamôname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →