Where does “machtsovername” come from?
machtsovername (Dutch) comes from Dutch overname, from German Übernahme, from German übernehmen, from German nehmen, from Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic neman, from Proto-Germanic nemaną — to distribute; to give, to take.
machtsovername (Dutch): takeover, act of seizing power
Definitions
- takeover, act of seizing power
Ancestry of “machtsovername”, step by step
machtsovername traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch overname
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | overname | takeover |
| 2 | German | Übernahme | taking possession; assumption, acceptance;... |
| 3 | German | übernehmen | to take over, replace; to assume, to accept; to... |
| 4 | German | nehmen | to take (something into one's possession or on one's body) |
| 5 | Middle High German | nëmen | to take |
| 6 | Old High German | neman | to take |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | neman | to take |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nemaną | to take |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |