Where does “Saum” come from?
Saum (German) comes from Middle High German soum, from Old High German soum, from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
Saum (German): hem; edge; burden of a pack animal
Definitions
- hem; edge; burden of a pack animal
Ancestry of “Saum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | soum | weight, pack animal; hem, seam |
| 2 | Old High German | soum | weight, pack animal; hem, seam; burden |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | saum | stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;... |
| 4 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 5 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |
Words derived from “Saum”