Where does “numbul” come from?
numbul (Central Dusun) comes from Malay nombor, from English number, from English numb, from English nim, from Middle English nimen, from Old English niman, from Proto-West Germanic neman, from Proto-Germanic nemaną — to distribute; to give, to take.
numbul (Central Dusun): number
Definitions
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Ancestry of “numbul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | nombor | number |
| 2 | English | number | An abstract entity used to describe quantity; A... |
| 3 | English | numb | Physically unable to feel, not having the power... |
| 4 | English | nim | To take or seize; To filch, steal; To walk with... |
| 5 | Middle English | nimen | to take |
| 6 | Old English | niman | to take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | neman | to take |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nemaną | to take |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |