Where does “nomf” come from?
nomf (English) comes from English nom, from English num, from English number, from English numb, from English nim, from Middle English nimen, from Old English niman, from Proto-West Germanic neman — to distribute; to give, to take.
Ancestry of “nomf”, step by step
nomf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nom | Clipping of nomination; Clipping of nominator;... |
| 2 | English | num | Abbreviation of number; Abbreviation of numeral |
| 3 | English | number | An abstract entity used to describe quantity; A... |
| 4 | English | numb | Physically unable to feel, not having the power... |
| 5 | English | nim | To take or seize; To filch, steal; To walk with... |
| 6 | Middle English | nimen | to take |
| 7 | Old English | niman | to take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | neman | to take |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | nemaną | to take |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |
via English f
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | f | The ordinal number sixth, derived from this... |
| 2 | Old English | f | from, off, away |
| 3 | Latin | F | — |
| 4 | Old English | ᚠ | the first letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing and the sounds. Pronounced feoh |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌅 | ve |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ϝ | {{l|en|digamma}} |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |