Where does “nám” come from?

nám (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nema, from Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

nám (Icelandic): studies, studying; removal

Definitions

  1. studies, studying; removal

Ancestry of “nám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnemato take, capture; to mine; to amount to
2Old Norsenemato take; except, unless
3Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “nám”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Old Norse nema →