benim
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To take away; rob; deprive; ravish
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English benimen inherited from Old English beniman inherited from Proto-Germanic *binemaną (take away) prefix from English nim (take, filch).
Origin
English
nim
Gloss
take, filch
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- benimming English
- nim English
- nimble English
- nimmer English
- overnim English
- withername English
- nim Finnish
- *nem- Proto-Indo-European
- *binemaną Proto-Germanic
- beniman Old English
- niman Old English
- benimen Middle English
- nimen Middle English
- bineman Old High German
- 𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *bineman Old Dutch
- biniman Old Saxon
- binima Old Frisian