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Where does “nâken” come from?

nâken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nāken, from Proto-Germanic nēkijaną.

Ancestry of “nâken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnāken—
2Proto-Germanicnēkijaną—

Words derived from “nâken”

  • naken
Every word from Proto-Germanic nēkijaną →