Where does “niman” come from?

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

niman (Old English): to take, seize

Definitions

  1. to take, seize

Ancestry of “niman”, step by step

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

Words derived from “niman”

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