Where does “nempne” come from?

nempne (Middle English) comes from Old English nemnan, from Proto-Germanic namnijaną, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

nempne (Middle English): to name or call

Definitions

  1. to name or call

Ancestry of “nempne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnemnanto name, call; to enumerate; to address, speak to
2Proto-Germanicnamnijanąto name, to call, to give a name to
3Proto-Germanicnamôname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →