Where does “nemnan” come from?

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

nemnan (Old English): to name, call; to enumerate; to address, speak to

Definitions

  1. to name, call; to enumerate; to address, speak to

Ancestry of “nemnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnamnijanąto name, to call, to give a name to
2Proto-Germanicnamôname
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “nemnan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →
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