Where does “nemnian” come from?

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

nemnian (Old Saxon): to name, call; to nominate; to relate

Definitions

  1. to name, call; to nominate; to relate

Ancestry of “nemnian”, 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 “nemnian”

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