Where does “afnemer” come from?

afnemer (Dutch) comes from Dutch afnemen, 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.

afnemer (Dutch): customer, client, buyer (of goods or services)

Definitions

  1. customer, client, buyer (of goods or services)

Ancestry of “afnemer”, step by step

afnemer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch afnemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafnemento decrease; to take off, to remove; to take, to...
2Middle Dutchafnemen—
3Old Dutchavanemanto take from, to take away
4Old Dutchnemanto take; to take away
5Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
6Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Old Dutch neman →