Where does “namen” come from?

namen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

namen (Middle Dutch): To name, to give a name to; To name, to mention;...

Definitions

  1. To name, to give a name to; To name, to mention;...

Ancestry of “namen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
2Old Dutch-en—
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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