Where does “Sammelsurium” come from?

Sammelsurium (German) comes from German sammeln, from Middle High German sameln, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną.

Sammelsurium (German): hodgepodge

Definitions

  1. hodgepodge

Ancestry of “Sammelsurium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansammelnto gather; to assemble; to collect; to...
2Middle High Germansameln—
3Proto-Germanic*samnōną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *samnōną →Every word from Middle High German sameln →Every word from German sammeln →