Where does “nam” come from?

nam (Latin) comes 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 (Latin): for; thus; because

Definitions

  1. for; thus; because

Ancestry of “nam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnāmseizure of property
2Old Norsenámoccupation; acquisition, learning, study; taking,...
3Proto-Germanicnēmōtaking, acceptance
4Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “nam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →
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