Where does “naken” come from?
naken (Middle English) comes from Old English nacian, from Proto-Germanic nakwōną, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
naken (Middle English): To remove clothes or make naked; to nake; To...
Definitions
- To remove clothes or make naked; to nake; To...
Ancestry of “naken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | nacian | to strip, strip the clothes off or from; undress |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nakwōną | to make naked, bare, expose |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
Words derived from “naken”