Where does “saam” come from?
saam (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch saam, from Dutch samen, from Middle Dutch tsamen, from Old Dutch samen, from Proto-Germanic saman, from Proto-Germanic samanai, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
saam (Afrikaans): together
Ancestry of “saam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | saam | together |
| 2 | Dutch | samen | together |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tsamen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | samen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saman | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | samanai | at one; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “saam”