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Where does “wachsam” come from?

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

wachsam (German): vigilant

Definitions

  1. vigilant

Ancestry of “wachsam”, 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

Words derived from “wachsam”

  • Wachsamkeit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →