Where does “bineman” come from?

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

bineman (Old Dutch): to take from, to rob of

Definitions

  1. to take from, to rob of

Ancestry of “bineman”, step by step

bineman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch neman

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

via Proto-Germanic binemaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbinemanąto take away, benim

Words derived from “bineman”

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