Where does “binemnian” come from?

binemnian (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

binemnian (Old Saxon): to mention, name

Definitions

  1. to mention, name

Ancestry of “binemnian”, step by step

binemnian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon bī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbīby, near, around
2Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
3Old Englishbīlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
4Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Saxon nemnian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonnemnianto name, call; to nominate; to relate
2Proto-Germanicnamnijanąto name, to call, to give a name to
3Proto-Germanicnamôname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →
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