Where does “Lizenznehmer” come from?
Lizenznehmer (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.
Lizenznehmer (German): licensee
Definitions
- licensee
Ancestry of “Lizenznehmer”, step by step
Lizenznehmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German nehmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nehmen | to take (something into one's possession or on one's body) |
| 2 | Middle High German | nëmen | to take |
| 3 | Old High German | neman | to take |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | neman | to take |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nemaną | to take |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |
via German Lizenz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lizenz | license |
| 2 | Latin | licentia | a license, freedom, liberty; a liberty which one... |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |