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Where does “Schutzmaßnahme” come from?

Schutzmaßnahme (German) comes from German Maßnahme, 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.

Schutzmaßnahme (German): safeguard, precaution

Definitions

  1. safeguard, precaution

Ancestry of “Schutzmaßnahme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaßnahmemeasure
2Germanmaßnehmen—
3Germannehmento take; to take from; to hold , to grasp
4Middle High Germannëmen—
5Old High Germannemanto take
6Proto-West Germanicnemanto take
7Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
8Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “Schutzmaßnahme”

  • Arbeitsschutzmaßnahme
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