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Where does “-zaam” come from?

-zaam (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -sam, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic -samaz, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

-zaam (Dutch): Used to form adjectives/adverbs of base...

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives/adverbs of base...

Ancestry of “-zaam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-sam—
2Old Dutch-sam—
3Proto-Germanic-samazsame as
4Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “-zaam”

  • wegwerkzaamheid
  • zelfgenoegzaam
  • zelfgenoegzaamheid
  • leerzaam
  • zelfredzaam
  • zelfredzaamheid
  • herbergzaam
  • werkzaamheid
  • duurzaam
  • onachtzaam
  • achtzaam
  • moeizaam
  • vreedzaam
  • heilzaam
  • redzaam
  • werkzaam
  • verdraagzaam
  • verdraagzaamheid
  • onverdraagzaam
  • onherbergzaam
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