nehmen

German (Berlin)

/ˈneːmən/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (transitive) to take
  • (reflexive) to cause oneself to be (in some state); to become; to take oneself (to some state)
  • (transitive) to seize; to capture
  • (transitive) to receive; to accept

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German nëmen, nemen (take, grasp) inherited from Old High German neman (take) inherited from *neman inherited from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (take) derived from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (take, assign, allot, divide, give, give take ones due, sacrifice, distribute, apportion, give take one's due).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*nem-

Gloss

take, assign, allot, divide, give, give take ones due, sacrifice, distribute, apportion, give take one's due

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

犠

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