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
fornavn 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 før
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | før | before; imperative of føre; present tense of fø |
| 2 | Old Norse | fóðr | fodder; sheath |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vōder | linen, sheath; sheath, linen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōdrą | fodder; sheath |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōdô | food, nourishment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |