Where does “nafnskírteini” come from?

nafnskírteini (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.

nafnskírteini (Icelandic): identity card, ID card

Definitions

  1. identity card, ID card

Ancestry of “nafnskírteini”, step by step

nafnskírteini 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 skírteini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskírteinicertificate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →
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