Where does “noem” come from?

noem (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch noemen, from Middle Dutch noemen, from Old Dutch nuomen, from Proto-Germanic *nōmijaną.

noem (Afrikaans): to call, to name

Definitions

  1. to call, to name

Ancestry of “noem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnoemento call, to name; to mention; to have as one's...
2Middle Dutchnoemento name, to give a name to; to call, to refer to...
3Old Dutchnuomen—
4Proto-Germanic*nōmijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *nōmijaną →Every word from Old Dutch nuomen →Every word from Middle Dutch noemen →