Where does “samme” come from?

samme (Danish) comes from Old Danish samæ, from Old Norse sami, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

samme (Danish): same; equal; said

Definitions

  1. same; equal; said

Ancestry of “samme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishsamæ
2Old Norsesamireconciliation; honour; a due
3Old Norsesamrthe same; agreeing, of one mind; same
4LatinSamarītānus
5Ancient GreekΣαμαρίτηςSamaritan
6Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
7Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם
Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִםEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́τηςEvery word from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης