Where does “nemning” come from?

nemning (Old 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.

nemning (Old English): name, appellation

Definitions

  1. name, appellation

Ancestry of “nemning”, step by step

nemning traces back through two 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 ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
2Old Norseengmeadow
3Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →