nennen.
to name (to give a name to)
Meaning & usage
to name (to give a name to)
to call, to describe
Nennst du mich einen Dummkopf?
Wir nennen den Hund Leo.
to mention, to make known, to tell, to give
Nennen Sie mir den Ort des Treffens.
to say, to speak, to state (a name)
Kannst du deinen Namen nennen?
to call out; to give (e.g. some request)
to be called; to be named; to go by some name
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Germanic *namô Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *namnijaną Proto-West Germanic *namnijan Old High German nemnen Middle High German nennen German nennen From Middle High German nennen, nemmen, nemnen, from Old High German nemnen, from Proto-West Germanic *namnijan, from Proto-Germanic *namnijaną. Cognates Cognate with Hunsrik nenne, Old English nemnan, Middle English nemnen, Swedish nämna.
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