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