Where does “fornavn” come from?

fornavn (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.

fornavn (Norwegian Bokmål): first name

Definitions

first name

Ancestry of “fornavn”, step by step

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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →