Where does “פֿאַרנעמען” come from?

פֿאַרנעמען (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.

פֿאַרנעמען (Yiddish): to take up or occupy (as attention or time)

Definitions

  1. to take up or occupy (as attention or time)

Ancestry of “פֿאַרנעמען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנעמעןto take, obtain; to get, receive; plural of...
2Middle High Germannëmento take
3Old High Germannemanto take
4Proto-West Germanicnemanto take
5Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
6Proto-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 →