Where does “filnamn” come from?

filnamn (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.

filnamn (Swedish): a filename

Definitions

  1. a filename

Ancestry of “filnamn”, step by step

filnamn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish namn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnamnname
2Old SwedishnampnA name
3Old Norsenafnname, title
4Proto-Germanicnamôname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Swedish fil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfila file; a row of objects; most commonly used...
2Middle Low Germanvīle—
3Old Saxonfila—
4Proto-Germanic*fį̄hlu—
5Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →