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Where does “nefna” come from?

nefna (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse nefna, from Proto-Germanic namnijaną, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

nefna (Icelandic): to name; to call; to mention

Definitions

  1. to name; to call; to mention

Ancestry of “nefna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenefnato name; to mention; to appoint
2Proto-Germanicnamnijanąto name, to call, to give a name to
3Proto-Germanicnamôname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “nefna”

  • nefnifall
  • nefnari
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