Where does “Saumsattel” come from?
Saumsattel (German) comes from German Saum, 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 — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
Saumsattel (German): packsaddle
Definitions
- packsaddle
Ancestry of “Saumsattel”, step by step
Saumsattel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Saum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Saum | hem; edge; burden of a pack animal |
| 2 | Middle High German | soum | weight, pack animal; hem, seam |
| 3 | Old High German | soum | weight, pack animal; hem, seam; burden |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saum | stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;... |
| 5 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 6 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |