Where does “deinen” come from?
deinen (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo nen, from English ñame, from Middle English name, from Old English nama, from Proto-West Germanic namō, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
deinen (Sranan Tongo): day name
Definitions
- day name
Ancestry of “deinen”, step by step
deinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sranan Tongo nen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | nen | name |
| 2 | English | ñame | Synonym of name |
| 3 | Middle English | name | name |
| 4 | Old English | nama | 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 |
via Sranan Tongo dei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | dei | day |
| 2 | English | Day | derived from a medieval diminutive of David |
| 3 | Middle English | day | day; daylight, sunlight; epoch, age, period |
| 4 | Old English | dæġ | day, daytime |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |