English
nim
Nim comes from Middle English nimen ‘to take’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *nem-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-‘to give or take one's due’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*nemaną‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*neman‘to take’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150niman‘to take’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500nimen‘to take’
- Englishearliest quotation 1547nim
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-‘to give or take one's due’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*nemaną‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*neman‘to take’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150niman‘to take’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500nimen‘to take’
- Englishearliest quotation 1547nim
Earliest quotation: 1547, Andrew Boorde: “Ich cham a Cornysche man, al[e] che can brew;…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *nem- ‘to give or take one's due’
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
verb To take or seize.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nem- / nim