Etymograph

English

benimming

Benimming comes from Middle English biniming, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *nem-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-1root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500biniming1
  3. Englishtodaybenimming1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English benimming

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-Wiktionary, English benimmingroot named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500binimingWiktionary, English benimming
  3. EnglishtodaybenimmingWiktionary, English benimming

Formed from benim + -ing

Proto-Germanic *binemaną ‘to take away’

Proto-West Germanic *bineman ‘to take away, benim’

Old English beniman ‘to take, seize’

Middle English benimen

English benim

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *nem-

number, numerous, numb, nomadic, nomad, numeric, innumerable, numeral, nome, numeracy, numero, enumeration, nim, luma, naam, numerator, enumerate, numismatics, 23 more

Today it means

noun The taking away or removal of something.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “benimming”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nem- / benimming

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