Where does “nämnare” come from?

nämnare (Swedish) comes from Swedish nämna, from Swedish -värd, from Swedish värd, from Old Swedish værþer, from Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

nämnare (Swedish): denominator

Definitions

  1. denominator

Ancestry of “nämnare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnämnato mention, to name
2Swedish-värd-worthy
3Swedishvärdworth; worthy; having a value; a host; a...
4Old Swedishværþer
5Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
6Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz