Where does “nennen” come from?

nennen (German) comes from Middle High German nennen, from Old High German nemnen, from Proto-Germanic *namnijan.

nennen (German): to name (to give a name to)

Definitions

  1. to name (to give a name to)

Ancestry of “nennen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannennento name
2Old High Germannemnento name
3Proto-Germanic*namnijan—

Words derived from “nennen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *namnijan →Every word from Old High German nemnen →Every word from Middle High German nennen →
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