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
- to name, call; to nominate; to relate
Ancestry of “nemnian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | namnijaną | to name, to call, to give a name to |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
Words derived from “nemnian”