Where does “nehmen” come from?

nehmen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German nemen, from Old Saxon neman, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

nehmen (Low German): to take; to take oneself; to seize; to capture

Definitions

  1. to take; to take oneself; to seize; to capture

Ancestry of “nehmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannemento take
2Old SaxonnemanAlternative form of niman; to take
3Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Old Saxon neman →