Where does “Sammelzahlwort” come from?

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

Sammelzahlwort (German): collective numeral

Definitions

  1. collective numeral

Ancestry of “Sammelzahlwort”, step by step

Sammelzahlwort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sammeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansammelnto gather; to assemble; to collect; to...
2Middle High Germansameln—
3Proto-Germanic*samnōną—

via German Zahlwort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZahlwortnumeral (number)
Every word from Proto-Germanic *samnōną →Every word from Middle High German sameln →Every word from German sammeln →