Where does “Samt” come from?
Samt (German) comes from German Sammet, from Middle High German samīt, from Old French samit, from Latin samitum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάμιτον, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
Samt (German): velvet
Ancestry of “Samt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Sammet | "archaic form of Samt" |
| 2 | Middle High German | samīt | — |
| 3 | Old French | samit | samite |
| 4 | Latin | samitum | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἑξάμιτον | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἕξ | six |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hwéks | cardinal... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
Words derived from “Samt”