Where does “mellannamn” come from?

mellannamn (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.

mellannamn (Swedish): surname carried between the given names and one's own family name

Definitions

  1. surname carried between the given names and one's own family name

Ancestry of “mellannamn”, step by step

mellannamn 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 mellan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmellanbetween
2Old Norsemiðlum—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →