Where does “nam” come from?

nam (Ido) comes from Latin nam, from Old English nām, from Old Norse nám, from Proto-Germanic nēmō, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

nam (Ido): for, since, because, seeing that

Definitions

  1. for, since, because, seeing that

Ancestry of “nam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnamfor; thus; because
2Old Englishnāmseizure of property
3Old Norsenámoccupation; acquisition, learning, study; taking,...
4Proto-Germanicnēmōtaking, acceptance
5Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
6Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēmō →