Where does “nafnliður” come from?

nafnliður (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.

nafnliður (Icelandic): noun phrase

Definitions

  1. noun phrase

Ancestry of “nafnliður”, step by step

nafnliður 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 liður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicliðurjoint; part, step; term
2Old Norseliðrmember
3Proto-Germanicliþuza bend, joint; a body part, limb, member
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →