Where does “saamgaan” come from?

saamgaan (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans saam, 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.

saamgaan (Afrikaans): accompany; come along

Definitions

  1. accompany; come along

Ancestry of “saamgaan”, step by step

saamgaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans saam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanssaamtogether
2Dutchsaamtogether
3Dutchsamentogether
4Middle Dutchtsamen—
5Old Dutchsamentogether
6Proto-Germanicsaman—
7Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Afrikaans gaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansgaanto go; Used to express the future tense, often...
2Dutchgaanto go, to move from one place to another; to...
3Middle Dutchgâento go
4Old Dutchgānto go
5Proto-Germanic*gān—
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic samanai →Every word from Proto-Germanic saman →