Where does “samen” come from?

samen (German) comes 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,...

samen (German): seed, grain

Definitions

  1. seed, grain

Ancestry of “samen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansām—
2Old High Germansāmoseed
3Proto-West Germanicsāmōseed
4Proto-Germanicsēmôseed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “samen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēmô →