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Where does “nemaną” come from?

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

nemaną (Proto-Germanic): to take

Definitions

  1. to take

Ancestry of “nemaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “nemaną”

  • number
  • numbering
  • numb
  • numberless
  • numbness
  • outnumber
  • wavenumber
  • numbly
  • nim
  • benumb
  • numskull
  • renumber
  • numbskull
  • naam
  • nimmer
  • numberest
  • numbnuts
  • autonumbering
  • numbereth
  • innumberable
  • numberous
  • benim
  • numberer
  • hypernumber
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