Where does “Gewichtsabnahme” come from?
Gewichtsabnahme (German) comes from German Abnahme, from German abnehmen, from Middle High German abenemen, from Old High German abaneman, from Proto-Germanic abanemaną, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
Gewichtsabnahme (German): weight loss
Definitions
- weight loss
Ancestry of “Gewichtsabnahme”, step by step
Gewichtsabnahme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Abnahme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abnahme | abatement |
| 2 | German | abnehmen | to take off; to take; to take away, to take over |
| 3 | Middle High German | abenemen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | abaneman | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | abanemaną | to take away, remove |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nemaną | to take |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |