Where does “nævne” come from?

nævne (Danish) comes from Old Danish næfnæ, from Old Norse nefna, from Proto-Germanic namnijaną, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

nævne (Danish): to mention; to name; to appoint

Definitions

  1. to mention; to name; to appoint

Ancestry of “nævne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishnæfnæ—
2Old Norsenefnato name; to mention; to appoint
3Proto-Germanicnamnijanąto name, to call, to give a name to
4Proto-Germanicnamôname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “nævne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →