Where does “nemnd” come from?

nemnd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nemnd, from Old Norse nefnd, from Old Norse nefna, from Proto-Germanic namnijaną, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

nemnd (Norwegian Bokmål): a committee

Definitions

  1. a committee

Ancestry of “nemnd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknemnda committee
2Old Norsenefnddenomination, name, tribunal
3Old Norsenefnato name; to mention; to appoint
4Proto-Germanicnamnijanąto name, to call, to give a name to
5Proto-Germanicnamôname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →