Where does “nemme” come from?

nemme (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic neman, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

nemme (Central Franconian): to take

Definitions

  1. to take

Ancestry of “nemme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannëmento take
2Old High Germannemanto take
3Proto-West Germanicnemanto take
4Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic neman →
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