Where does “Maßnahme” come from?
Maßnahme (German) comes from German maßnehmen, 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.
Maßnahme (German): measure
Definitions
- measure
Ancestry of “Maßnahme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | maßnehmen | to measure (with a measuring tape), to take measure |
| 2 | German | nehmen | to take (something into one's possession or on one's body) |
| 3 | Middle High German | nëmen | to take |
| 4 | Old High German | neman | to take |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | neman | to take |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nemaną | to take |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |