Where does “egennavn” come from?

egennavn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål navn, from Danish navn, from Old Danish nauæn, from Old Norse nafn, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

egennavn (Norwegian Bokmål): a proper noun or proper name

Definitions

  1. a proper noun or proper name

Ancestry of “egennavn”, step by step

egennavn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål navn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnavnname
2Danishnavnname; reputation
3Old Danishnauænname
4Old Norsenafnname, title
5Proto-Germanicnamôname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Norwegian Bokmål egen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålegenpeculiar, odd; obstinate, pertinacious,...
2Old Norseeiginnown, proper
3Proto-Germanicaiganazpast participle of *aiganą; own
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →