Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “-sam”

40 words across 17 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic -sam — including winsome, winsomeness, winsomely, longsome, longsomeness, langzaam, långsam, langsamber.

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Middle English (9)

English (5)

German (5)

Old English (4)

Middle Dutch (3)

Proto-West Germanic (2)

Middle Low German (2)

Dutch (1)

Swedish (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Danish (1)

West Frisian (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Old High German (1)

Middle High German (1)

Words from Proto-West Germanic -sam — 40 descendants | Etymology Explorer