Where does “Übernahmerisiko” come from?
Übernahmerisiko (German) 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.
Übernahmerisiko (German): underwriting risk the risk assumed by an underwriter that it will be unable to sell the securities it has committed to purchase from an issuer
Definitions
- underwriting risk the risk assumed by an underwriter that it will be unable to sell the securities it has committed to purchase from an issuer
Ancestry of “Übernahmerisiko”, step by step
Übernahmerisiko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Übernahme
| 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 |