Where does “sammie” come from?

sammie (English) comes from English SAM, from Middle English sām, from Old English sāmen, from Proto-Germanic saman, from Proto-Germanic samanai, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sammie (English): A sandwich

Definitions

  1. A sandwich

Ancestry of “sammie”, step by step

sammie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English SAM

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSAMInitialism of surface-to-air missile; Initialism...
2Middle Englishsāmtogether
3Old Englishsāmentogether
4Proto-Germanicsaman—
5Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English Sandwich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSandwichone of the historic Cinque Ports OS grid ref TR3258
2Frenchsandwichsandwich food
3EnglishsandwichA dish or foodstuff where two or more slices of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic samanai →Every word from Proto-Germanic saman →
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