Where does “nafnorð” come from?

nafnorð (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.

nafnorð (Icelandic): noun

Definitions

  1. noun

Ancestry of “nafnorð”, step by step

nafnorð 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 orð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicorðword; remarks; request
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →