Where does “namen” come from?

namen (Middle English) comes from Old English namian, from Proto-West Germanic *namōn — to name, to call.

namen (Middle English): plural of name

Definitions

  1. plural of name

Ancestry of “namen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnamianto name, mention the name of
2Proto-West Germanic*namōnto name, to call
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *namōn →Every word from Old English namian →