Where does “Samenbank” come from?

Samenbank (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,...

Samenbank (German): sperm bank

Definitions

  1. sperm bank

Ancestry of “Samenbank”, step by step

Samenbank 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 bank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbankbench which people sit on; pew
2Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
3Old High Germanbankbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēmô →