Where does “meenemen” come from?
meenemen (Dutch) comes from Dutch mee, from Dutch mede, from Middle Dutch mede, from Old Dutch mithi, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
meenemen (Dutch): To take along, take away, carry off/along; To...
Definitions
- To take along, take away, carry off/along; To...
Ancestry of “meenemen”, step by step
meenemen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch mee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mee | adverbial form of met; along, together; able to... |
| 2 | Dutch | mede | co-; With someone or something else; mead |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mede | together, with; in accordance; furthermore, with... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | mithi | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |