Where does “sam-” come from?

sam- (Faroese) comes from Old Norse sam-, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sam- (Faroese): co-, fellow, collective; homo-

Definitions

  1. co-, fellow, collective; homo-

Ancestry of “sam-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesam-together, con-
2Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sam-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic samaz →
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