Where does “אַפֿערנעמען” come from?
אַפֿערנעמען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish נעמען, from Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic neman, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
אַפֿערנעמען (Yiddish): to undertake
Definitions
- to undertake
Ancestry of “אַפֿערנעמען”, step by step
אַפֿערנעמען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish נעמען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | נעמען | to take, obtain; to get, receive; plural of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | nëmen | to take |
| 3 | Old High German | neman | to take |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | neman | to take |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nemaną | to take |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |
via Yiddish אַפֿער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַפֿער | — |