Where does “übel nehmen” come from?

übel nehmen (German) comes 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.

übel nehmen (German): to resent, to take offense

Definitions

  1. to resent, to take offense

Ancestry of “übel nehmen”, step by step

übel nehmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nehmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannehmento take (something into one's possession or on one's body)
2Middle High Germannëmento take
3Old High Germannemanto take
4Proto-West Germanicnemanto take
5Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
6Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

via German übel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanübelevil; queasy, ill; bad
2Middle High Germanübelbad
3Old High Germanubilevil
4Proto-West Germanicubilbad, evil
5Proto-Germanic*ubilaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic neman →