Where does “nafn” come from?

nafn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

nafn (Old Norse): name, title

Definitions

  1. name, title

Ancestry of “nafn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnamôname
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “nafn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →