Where does “samtweich” come from?
samtweich (German) comes from German samt, from Middle High German samīt, from Old French samit, from Latin samitum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάμιτον, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
samtweich (German): velvety
Ancestry of “samtweich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | samt | together with; Only used in samt und sonders |
| 2 | Middle High German | samīt | — |
| 3 | Old French | samit | samite |
| 4 | Latin | samitum | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἑξάμιτον | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἕξ | six |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hwéks | cardinal... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |