Where does “nakenen” come from?

nakenen (Middle English) comes from Middle English naken, from Old English nacian, from Proto-Germanic nakwōną, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nakenen (Middle English): To remove clothes or make naked; to nake; To...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “nakenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishnakenTo remove clothes or make naked; to nake; To...
2Old Englishnacianto strip, strip the clothes off or from; undress
3Proto-Germanicnakwōnąto make naked, bare, expose
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nakenen”

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