Where does “naken” come from?
naken (English) comes from English nake, from Middle English naken, from Old English nacian, from Proto-Germanic nakwōną, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
naken (English): To make naked; nake
Definitions
- To make naked; nake
Ancestry of “naken”, step by step
naken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nake | To make naked; to bare |
| 2 | Middle English | naken | To remove clothes or make naked; to nake; To... |
| 3 | Old English | nacian | to strip, strip the clothes off or from; undress |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nakwōną | to make naked, bare, expose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via Middle English nakenen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | nakenen | To remove clothes or make naked; to nake; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | -enen | — |
| 3 | Old English | -nian | suffix applied to nouns and adjectives to form... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -inōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -inōną | Creates denominatives from nouns referring to... |