Where does “nennen” come from?

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

nennen (Middle Dutch): to name; to give a name to

Definitions

  1. to name; to give a name to

Ancestry of “nennen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnemnen—
2Proto-Germanic*namnijan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *namnijan →Every word from Old Dutch nemnen →