Lühr et al., Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen, Band 6, pp. Kortlandt in "The Germanic Fifth Class of Strong Verbs," NOWELE, vol. Kroonen hypothesizes that *neman- grew out of a prefixed verb *gam-eman (in Indo-European terms *kom-h 1em-e-), altered by dissimilation to *gan-eman- and then reanalyzed as *ga-neman-, with *ga- taken as the perfective prefix ga- ( Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, following a suggestion by F. An older hypothesis, recently revived, connects Germanic *neman- with Indo-European *h 1em- "take" (see redeem). A variety of other formations have been taken as derivatives of Indo-European *nem- in addition to Latin numerus: Sanskrit námaḥ "reverence, respect, respectful greeting," Avestan nəmah- "reverence, obeisance, loan" (though these are at least as likely from *nem- "bow," as in Sanskrit námati " bends, bows") Greek némos "grove, thicket, pasture," Latin nemus "wood, forest, sacred grove," Old Irish nemed "sacred place, sanctuary" (< "what has been apportioned, sacrifice"?) Lithuanian núoma "rent, lease," Latvian noma ( nuõma). Benveniste pointed to the use of Gothic arbinumja "heir" (literally, "one receiving the inheritance," with -numja a derivative of niman) as a translation of Greek klēronómos, with the agentive element -nomos being a derivative, with o-grade ablaut, of némein (see Le vocabulaire des institutions indo-européennes, tome 1, pp. Hypothetically, the middle voice forms of Greek némein might be expected to mean "receive (what has been assigned or distributed)," though the attested meaning is "feed on, inhabit, enjoy," as indicated in the etymology. The Germanic verb *neman- "to take" appears to mean the opposite of Greek némein, one of whose many senses is "to give," though the meaning usually taken to be primary is "to distribute, apportion." However, as illustrated by the multiple senses of Gothic niman, taking can also imply receiving and accepting. The suffix of Old English numul, etc., is presumably the same as in swicol "deceitful" (compare swician "to deceive, cheat") and forewitol "knowing in advance" (compare witan "to know"). Middle English nemel, nymyl, nemyll "agile, quick, capable, apt," probably going back to a by-form of later Old English numul, numol, næmel (once) "quick to grasp," from num-, *nǣm-, ablaut forms of niman (class IV strong verb) "to take, get hold of" + -ol, deverbal adjective suffix niman going back to Germanic *neman- "to take" (whence also Old Frisian nima, nema "to take, appropriate, seize," Old Saxon niman "to take, get, accept," Middle Dutch nemen "to take, keep," Old High German neman "to take, seize," Old Icelandic nema "to take, get," Gothic niman "to take away, receive, accept"), perhaps going back to an Indo-European verbal base *nem- "apportion, distribute," whence also Greek némō, némein "to graze, pasture (animals), have management or control of, rule, direct, distribute, apportion, assign, give," (middle voice) némomai, némesthai "to feed on, occupy, inhabit, enjoy" and perhaps as a nominal derivative Latin numerus "numerical sum or symbol, quantity, aggregate" (< *nomeso-) These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'nimble.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2023 As recent in-concert videos on YouTube attest, McCurdy’s nimble agility and impeccable taste as a drummer remain undiminished. 2023 If their initial idea disappoints, nimble entrepreneurs are quick to switch to plan B, sometimes pursuing a completely new line of business that better resonates with the market. 2023 There is Rojas’ nimble footwork in the infield, a natural agility that’s made the 34-year-old one of the best defensive shortstops in the major leagues. 2023 Still, the carbon-fiber BST wheels make the lower half feel surprisingly nimble. Tony Carrick, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, Its ability to mow large lawns in a timely manner while still being nimble enough to navigate around obstacles makes the Craftsman a great all-around lawn tractor. Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, The Bach Society’s 16 singers produced powerful and, where necessary, nimble sounds in the big choruses. Quartz Creative For Ey-parthenon, Quartz, Long considered the leader in AI, the tech giant has lurched into defensive mode - first to fend off a fleet of nimble AI competitors, and now to protect its core search business, stock price, and, potentially, its future, which executives have said is intertwined with AI. Recent Examples on the Web That way, business leaders can develop nimble approaches to manage the risks and be ready for whatever comes.
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