Naam

//nɑːm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The taking of property for the purpose of compensation. obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    Goods taken in such a manner. obsolete, uncountable

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Etymology

From Middle English nam, naam, from Old English nām (“seizure of property”), probably from Old Norse nám (“occupation; acquisition, learning, study”, literally “taking”), from Proto-Germanic *nēmō (“taking”), from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to take”). Cognate with Old English nǣm (“taking, acceptance”), Old High German nāma ("seizure, confiscation"; > German Nahme).

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