Where does “nempnen” come from?

nempnen (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.

Ancestry of “nempnen”, step by step

nempnen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English nemnan

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

via Old English nemnian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishnemnianAlternative form of nemnan; to name, call, give a...

via Old Norse nefna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenefnato name; to mention; to appoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →