Where does “nëmen” come from?

nëmen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic neman, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

nëmen (Middle High German): to take

Definitions

  1. to take

Ancestry of “nëmen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nëmen”

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