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