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Where does “nennen” come from?

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

nennen (Luxembourgish): to name

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Ancestry of “nennen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannennen—
2Old High Germannemnen—
3Proto-Germanic*namnijan—

Words derived from “nennen”

  • benennen
Every word from Proto-Germanic *namnijan →