Where does “nafnbót” come from?

nafnbót (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.

nafnbót (Icelandic): title, rank

Definitions

  1. title, rank

Ancestry of “nafnbót”, step by step

nafnbót 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 bót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbótbetterment, improvement, cure; patch; bight,...
2Old Norsebótcure; bettering, remedy
3Proto-Germanicbōtōimprovement, betterment; recompense, atonement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →