Etymology of nim

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

verb

To take or seize. · To filch, steal, pilfer. · To walk with short, quick strides; trip along.

noun

A game in which players take turns removing objects from heaps.

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From Middle English nimen, from Old English niman (“to take”), from Proto-West Germanic *neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to give or take one's due”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian nieme (“to take”), West Frisian nimme (“to take”), Dutch nemen (“to take”), Low German nehmen (“to take”), German nehmen (“to take”), Danish nemme (“to learn, grasp”). Related to numb and nimble.

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Root classification mention*nem-ine-pro
Inherited-form mentionnimenenm
Inherited-form mentionnimanang · to take
Inherited-form mention*nemangmw-pro
Inherited-form mention*nemanągem-pro · to take
Derivation mention*nem-ine-pro · to give or take one's due
Cognate mentionniemestq · to take
Cognate mentionnimmefy · to take
Cognate mentionnemennl · to take
Cognate mentionnehmennds · to take
Cognate mentionnehmende · to take
Cognate mentionnemmeda · to learn, grasp

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