Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Sämling” come from?

Sämling (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,...

Sämling (German): seedling

Definitions

  1. seedling

Ancestry of “Sämling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansamen—
2Middle High Germansām—
3Old High Germansāmo—
4Proto-West Germanicsāmōseed
5Proto-Germanicsēmôseed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →