Where does “karlmannsnafn” come from?

karlmannsnafn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Karl, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

karlmannsnafn (Icelandic): male given name

Definitions

  1. male given name

Ancestry of “karlmannsnafn”, step by step

karlmannsnafn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic Karl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicKarlman
2Old NorseKarlman
3Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Icelandic mannsnafn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmannsnafngiven name
2Icelandicnafna name
3Old Norsenafnname, title
4Proto-Germanicnamôname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →