Where does “stadnamn” come from?

stadnamn (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.

stadnamn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a place name

Definitions

  1. a place name

Ancestry of “stadnamn”, step by step

stadnamn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk namn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknamnname
2Old Norsenamn—
3Old Norsenafnname, title
4Proto-Germanicnamôname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Norwegian Nynorsk stad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstadplace; city, town; situation
2Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →