Where does “Sparmaßnahme” come from?

Sparmaßnahme (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.

Sparmaßnahme (German): austerity measure

Definitions

  1. austerity measure

Ancestry of “Sparmaßnahme”, step by step

Sparmaßnahme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maßnahme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaßnahmemeasure
2Germanmaßnehmento measure (with a measuring tape), to take measure
3Germannehmento take (something into one's possession or on one's body)
4Middle High Germannëmento take
5Old High Germannemanto take
6Proto-West Germanicnemanto take
7Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
8Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

via German sparen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansparento save up; to put aside; to conserve
2Middle High Germansparn—
3Old High Germansparēn—
4Proto-Germanicsparānąto be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing
5Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →