Where does “namnge” come from?

namnge (Swedish) comes from Swedish ge, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

namnge (Swedish): to name (give a name (to))

Definitions

  1. to name (give a name (to))

Ancestry of “namnge”, step by step

namnge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgeto give; to give up, to surrender, to quit
2Swedishgivaa portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given...
3Old Swedishgivato give
4Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Swedish namn

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

Words derived from “namnge

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ-
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