Where does “Nennform” come from?

Nennform (German) comes from German Form, from Italian forma, from Russian фо́рма, from French forme, from Middle French forme, from Old French forme, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma — shape, form; appearance; outline.

Nennform (German): lemma, dictionary form

Definitions

  1. lemma, dictionary form

Ancestry of “Nennform”, step by step

Nennform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Form

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFormshape; form
2Italianformaform; shape; mould
3Russianфо́рмаform
4Frenchformeshape; form
5Middle Frenchformeform
6Old Frenchformeshape, aspect, form
7Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
8Etruscanmorma—
9Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

via German nennen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannennento name (to give a name to)
2Middle High Germannennento name
3Old High Germannemnento name
4Proto-Germanic*namnijan—
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →