Where does “nööm” come from?
nööm (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian nama, from Proto-West Germanic namō, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
nööm (North Frisian): name
Ancestry of “nööm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | nama | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | namō | name |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |