Where does “nēmen” come from?

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

nēmen (Middle Dutch): to take

Definitions

  1. to take

Ancestry of “nēmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnemanto take; to take away
2Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “nēmen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Old Dutch neman →