Where does “besamen” come from?

besamen (German) comes from German samen, from Middle High German sām, from Old High German sāmo, from Proto-West Germanic sāmō, from Proto-Germanic sēmô, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

besamen (German): to fertilize, to impregnate

Definitions

  1. to fertilize, to impregnate

Ancestry of “besamen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansamenseed, grain
2Middle High Germansām—
3Old High Germansāmoseed
4Proto-West Germanicsāmōseed
5Proto-Germanicsēmôseed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēmô →