Where does “remembren” come from?
remembren (Middle English) comes from Old French remembrer, from Vulgar Latin rememorare, from Classical Latin rememorāri.
remembren (Middle English): to remember
Ancestry of “remembren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | remembrer | to remind; to remember |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | rememorare | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Classical Latin | rememorāri | — |
Words derived from “remembren”