Where does “tonemnan” come from?

tonemnan (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.

tonemnan (Old English): to name separately; to distinguish by name into...

Definitions

  1. to name separately; to distinguish by name into...

Ancestry of “tonemnan”, step by step

tonemnan 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 tō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtōat, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into
2Proto-West Germanic*tō—
3Proto-Germanictōto
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →