Where does “hinnehmen” come from?

hinnehmen (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.

hinnehmen (German): To accept; To take

Definitions

  1. To accept; To take

Ancestry of “hinnehmen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hinnehmen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic neman →