Where does “säumig” come from?
säumig (German) comes from German säumen, from Middle High German säumen, from Old High German saumen, from Proto-West Germanic saumijan, from Proto-Germanic saumijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
säumig (German): belated
Definitions
- belated
Ancestry of “säumig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | säumen | to hem |
| 2 | Middle High German | säumen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | saumen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saumijan | to sew, seam; to load, burden; to mount a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saumijaną | to sow, to seam |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |