Where does “avenemen” come from?

avenemen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch avaneman, from Old Dutch neman, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

Ancestry of “avenemen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchavanemanto take from, to take away
2Old Dutchnemanto take; to take away
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 Dutch neman →