Where does “nafnháttur” come from?

nafnháttur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic háttur, from Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic hahtuz, from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

nafnháttur (Icelandic): infinitive, often abbreviated as nh

Definitions

  1. infinitive, often abbreviated as nh

Ancestry of “nafnháttur”, step by step

nafnháttur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic háttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichátturhabit, wont, custom; a kind, a type; way, manner
2Old Norseháttrhabit, wont, custom
3Proto-Germanichahtuzhabit, custom
4Proto-Germanichwahtuz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóḱ-tu-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Icelandic nafn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnafna name
2Old Norsenafnname, title
3Proto-Germanicnamôname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz →