Where does “nimen” come from?

nimen (Middle English) comes from Old English niman, from Proto-West Germanic neman, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

nimen (Middle English): to take

Definitions

  1. to take

Ancestry of “nimen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnimanto take, seize
2Proto-West Germanicnemanto take
3Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “nimen”

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