Where does “afnemen” come from?

afnemen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch afnemen, from Old Dutch avaneman, from Old Dutch neman, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

afnemen (Dutch): to decrease; to take off, to remove; to take, to...

Definitions

  1. to decrease; to take off, to remove; to take, to...

Ancestry of “afnemen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchafnemen—
2Old Dutchavanemanto take from, to take away
3Old Dutchnemanto take; to take away
4Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “afnemen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Old Dutch neman →