Where does “etternavn” come from?
etternavn (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.
etternavn (Norwegian Bokmål): last name, surname
Definitions
- last name, surname
Ancestry of “etternavn”, step by step
etternavn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål navn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | navn | name |
| 2 | Danish | navn | name; reputation |
| 3 | Old Danish | nauæn | name |
| 4 | Old Norse | nafn | name, title |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
via Norwegian Bokmål etter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | etter | after |
| 2 | Old Norse | ettir | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aftiri | more aft, further behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |