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Where does “abaneman” come from?

abaneman (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic abanemaną, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

Ancestry of “abaneman”, step by step

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

Words derived from “abaneman”

  • abnehmen
  • abenemen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →