Where does “leidsam” come from?

leidsam (German) comes from German -sam, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

leidsam (German): woeful, distressing, sorrowful

Definitions

  1. woeful, distressing, sorrowful

Ancestry of “leidsam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-samUsed to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and...
2Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic samaz →