Where does “nafnlaus” come from?
nafnlaus (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.
nafnlaus (Icelandic): nameless; anonymous
Ancestry of “nafnlaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | nafn | a name |
| 2 | Old Norse | nafn | name, title |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |