Where does “undernimen” come from?

undernimen (Middle English) comes from Old English underniman, from Frankish underneman.

undernimen (Middle English): to seize; catch; grasp; to perceive or...

Definitions

  1. to seize; catch; grasp; to perceive or...

Ancestry of “undernimen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishundernimanto steal; to take into the mind what is said or...
2Frankishunderneman
Every word from Frankish undernemanEvery word from Old English underniman
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