Where does “oorname” come from?
oorname (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch overname, from German Übernahme, from German übernehmen, from German nehmen, from Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic neman, from Proto-Germanic nemaną — to distribute; to give, to take.
oorname (Afrikaans): takeover
Definitions
- takeover
Ancestry of “oorname”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | overname | takeover |
| 2 | German | Übernahme | taking possession; assumption, acceptance;... |
| 3 | German | übernehmen | to take over, replace; to assume, to accept; to... |
| 4 | German | nehmen | to take (something into one's possession or on one's body) |
| 5 | Middle High German | nëmen | to take |
| 6 | Old High German | neman | to take |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | neman | to take |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nemaną | to take |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |