Where does “Sämann” come from?

Sämann (German) comes from German säen, from Middle High German sæjen, from Old High German sāen, from Proto-West Germanic sāan, from Proto-Germanic sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Sämann (German): sower

Definitions

  1. sower

Ancestry of “Sämann”, step by step

Sämann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German säen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansäento sow
2Middle High Germansæjen—
3Old High Germansāen—
4Proto-West Germanicsāanto sow
5Proto-Germanicsēanąto sow, to disperse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via German mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmannman, male human being
2Middle High Germanmanman
3Old High Germanmanman
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sāan →
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