Where does “nimma” come from?

nimma (Scanian) comes from Latin ænigma, from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

nimma (Scanian): to understand

Definitions

  1. to understand

Ancestry of “nimma”, step by step

nimma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ænigma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinænigmaa riddle, enigma
2Ancient Greekαἴνιγμαriddle; taunt; An obscure method of communication
3Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
4Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

via Old Norse nema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenemato take; except, unless
2Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα →