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Where does “nem” come from?

nem (Danish) comes from Old Norse næmr, from Proto-Germanic nēmiz — taking, accepting; takeable, acceptable.

nem (Danish): easy

Definitions

  1. easy

Ancestry of “nem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenæmrtalented
2Proto-Germanicnēmiztaking, accepting; takeable, acceptable
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