Where does “nim” come from?
Nim comes from Middle English nimen, from Old English niman, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European nem-, a root meaning to take or distribute.
nim (English): To take or seize; To filch, steal; To walk with...
Definitions
- To take or seize; To filch, steal; To walk with...
Ancestry of “nim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | nimen | to take |
| 2 | Old English | niman | to take, seize |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | neman | to take |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nemaną | to take |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |