Where does “nimme” come from?

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

nimme (West Frisian): to take

Definitions

  1. to take

Ancestry of “nimme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiannimato take
2Proto-West Germanicnemanto take
3Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic neman →