Where does “nema” come from?

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

nema (Icelandic): to take, capture; to mine; to amount to

Definitions

  1. to take, capture; to mine; to amount to

Ancestry of “nema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenemato take; except, unless
2Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “nema”

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