Where does “Sammelbegriff” come from?
Sammelbegriff (German) comes from German sammeln, from Middle High German sameln, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną.
Sammelbegriff (German): collective noun
Ancestry of “Sammelbegriff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | sammeln | to gather; to assemble; to collect; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sameln | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *samnōną | — |