Where does “tilnefna” come from?

tilnefna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tilnefna (Icelandic): to appoint, to designate, to nominate

Definitions

  1. to appoint, to designate, to nominate

Ancestry of “tilnefna”, step by step

tilnefna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictilto, towards
2Old Norsetilto, towards
3Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
4Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Icelandic nefna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnefnato name; to call; to mention
2Old Norsenefnato name; to mention; to appoint
3Proto-Germanicnamnijanąto name, to call, to give a name to
4Proto-Germanicnamôname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →