Where does “móðurnafn” come from?

móðurnafn (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.

móðurnafn (Icelandic): matronym

Definitions

  1. matronym

Ancestry of “móðurnafn”, step by step

móðurnafn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic nafn

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

via Icelandic móðir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmóðirmother
2Old Norsemóðirmother
3Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →