Where does “nemen” come from?

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

nemen (Dutch): to take, to take hold of, to grasp or grab; to...

Definitions

  1. to take, to take hold of, to grasp or grab; to...

Ancestry of “nemen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnēmento take
2Old Dutchnemanto take; to take away
3Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “nemen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem-
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