Etymology
[ 'nim ] (verb.) 12th century. From Middle English nimen (“to take”), from Old English niman (“to take”), from Proto-Germanic *nemanan (“to take”), from Proto-Indo-European *neme- (“to give or take ones due”). Cognate with West Frisian nimme (“to take”), Dutch nemen (“to take”), German nehmen (“to take”), Danish nemme (“to learn, grasp”). Related to numb, nimble.