English
naam
Naam comes from Old English nām ‘seizure of property’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150nām‘seizure of property’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500nam
- Englishtodaynaam
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150nām‘seizure of property’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500nam
- Englishtodaynaam
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *nem- ‘to take’
number, numerous, numb, nomadic, nomad, innumerable, numeric, numeral, nome, enumeration, numeracy, numero, enumerate, luma, numerator, numismatics, 25 more
through Proto-Germanic *nemaną ‘to take’
Today it means
noun The taking of property for the purpose of compensation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English nām / naam