Where does “Anissamen” come from?

Anissamen (German) comes from German samen, from Middle High German sām, from Old High German sāmo, from Proto-West Germanic sāmō, from Proto-Germanic sēmô, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Anissamen (German): aniseed

Definitions

  1. aniseed

Ancestry of “Anissamen”, step by step

Anissamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German samen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansamenseed, grain
2Middle High Germansām—
3Old High Germansāmoseed
4Proto-West Germanicsāmōseed
5Proto-Germanicsēmôseed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via German anīs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananīsanise (plant and spice)
2Middle High Germananīsanise
3Latinanīsumanise
4Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
5Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...
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