Where does “-sam” come from?

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

-sam (German): Used to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and...

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and...

Ancestry of “-sam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
3Proto-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 →