Middle English fornimen

← Old English forniman (inherited)

← German vernehmen (cognate)

← English for- (link)

← English nim (link)

← Middle English for (prefix)

← Middle English nimen (prefix)

← West Frisian fornimme (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *farnemaną (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *franemaną (mention)

← Dutch vernemen (cognate)

← Swedish förnimma (cognate)