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Where does “egennamn” come from?

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

egennamn (Swedish): proper noun, proper name

Definitions

  1. proper noun, proper name

Ancestry of “egennamn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnamnname
2Old Swedishnampn—
3Old Norsenafnname, title
4Proto-Germanicnamôname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →