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

  1. To remove clothes or make naked; to nake; To...

Ancestry of “naken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnacianto strip, strip the clothes off or from; undress
2Proto-Germanicnakwōnąto make naked, bare, expose
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “naken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nakwōną →Every word from Old English nacian →