Where does “nefna” come from?

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

nefna (Old Norse): to name; to mention; to appoint

Definitions

  1. to name; to mention; to appoint

Ancestry of “nefna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnamnijanąto name, to call, to give a name to
2Proto-Germanicnamôname
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “nefna”

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