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