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
- to name; to call; to mention
Ancestry of “nefna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | nefna | to name; to mention; to appoint |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | namnijaną | to name, to call, to give a name to |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
Words derived from “nefna”