Where does “Rübsamen” come from?
Rübsamen (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,...
Ancestry of “Rübsamen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | samen | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | sām | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sāmo | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sāmō | seed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sēmô | seed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₁mn̥ | seed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |