Where does “nemen” come from?

nemen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon neman, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

nemen (Middle Low German): to take

Definitions

  1. to take

Ancestry of “nemen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SaxonnemanAlternative form of niman; to take
2Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “nemen”

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