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

Definitions

  1. together

Ancestry of “saam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsaamtogether
2Dutchsamentogether
3Middle Dutchtsamen—
4Old Dutchsamentogether
5Proto-Germanicsaman—
6Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “saam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic samanai →Every word from Proto-Germanic saman →