Where does “samlingsnamn” come from?

samlingsnamn (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.

samlingsnamn (Swedish): an umbrella term

Definitions

  1. an umbrella term

Ancestry of “samlingsnamn”, step by step

samlingsnamn 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 samling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsamlingcollection
2Swedishsamlasto gather, to meet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Proto-Germanic namô
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