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Where does “namō” come from?

namō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

namō (Proto-West Germanic): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “namō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “namō”

  • name
  • naming
  • nickname
  • namespace
  • username
  • filename
  • namesake
  • rename
  • hostname
  • nameplate
  • pathname
  • unnameable
  • nametag
  • codename
  • nameable
  • forename
  • byname
  • nameth
  • placename
  • namer
  • namest
  • tradename
  • basename
  • misname
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