Where does “benevne” come from?

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

benevne (Norwegian Bokmål): to call, name, designate

Definitions

  1. to call, name, designate

Ancestry of “benevne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnevneto name; 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

Words derived from “benevne”

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