Where does “špicname” come from?
špicname (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Spitzname, from German nāme, from Middle High German name, from Old High German namo, from Proto-West Germanic namō, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
špicname (Serbo-Croatian): nickname
Ancestry of “špicname”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Spitzname | nickname |
| 2 | German | nāme | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | name | — |
| 4 | Old High German | namo | name; noun |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | namō | name |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |