Where does “navnedag” come from?

navnedag (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.

navnedag (Norwegian Bokmål): name day

Definitions

  1. name day

Ancestry of “navnedag”, step by step

navnedag 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 dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldaga day; the period of time between sunrise and...
2Old Norsedagra day; days, times
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →