Where does “kvenmannsnafn” come from?

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

kvenmannsnafn (Icelandic): female given name

Definitions

  1. female given name

Ancestry of “kvenmannsnafn”, step by step

kvenmannsnafn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mannsnafn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmannsnafngiven name
2Icelandicnafna name
3Old Norsenafnname, title
4Proto-Germanicnamôname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Icelandic kona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickonaa woman; a wife
2Old Norsekonawoman; wife
3Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →