Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁em-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Possibly related to *nem- (“to take or give one's due”).

Root

*h₁em-

1. to take
2. to distribute

Derived terms

• Unsorted formations:
  • Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: իմանամ (imanam)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *imtei
    • Lativan: ņemt
    • Lithuanian: imti
    • Proto-Slavic: *ęti (see there for further descendants)
    • Sudovian: emt
    • Old Prussian: imt
  • Proto-Italic: *emō
    • Latin: emō