English Explanatory Dictionary

naam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The taking of property for the purpose of compensation.
  2. Goods taken in such a manner.

Pronunciation

/nɑːm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-naam.wav

Word forms

naam

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).

Synonyms

distraint
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