Where does “teilnehmen” come from?

teilnehmen (German) comes from Latin participō, from Latin particeps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

teilnehmen (German): to participate

Definitions

  1. to participate

Ancestry of “teilnehmen”, step by step

teilnehmen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin participō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparticipōto partake of, participate in
2Latinparticepssharing
3Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
4Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
5Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via German Teil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTeilpart, piece; fraction of a whole; thing
2Middle High Germanteil
3Old High Germanteil
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via German nehmen

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 “teilnehmen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput