Where does “genügsam” come from?

genügsam (German) comes from Old Saxon ginuhtsam, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic -samaz, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

genügsam (German): frugal, austere

Definitions

  1. frugal, austere

Ancestry of “genügsam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonginuhtsamsufficient, abundant
2Old Dutch-sam—
3Proto-Germanic-samazsame as
4Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “genügsam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic samaz →