Where does “Lotossamen” come from?

Lotossamen (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,...

Lotossamen (German): lotus seed

Definitions

  1. lotus seed

Ancestry of “Lotossamen”, step by step

Lotossamen 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 Lotos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLotoslotus
2LatinlōtosThe Egyptian lotus flower, Nymphaea caerulea
3Ancient Greekλωτόςname of various fodder plants; white lotus;...
4Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēmô →