Where does “samúð” come from?

samúð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic samur, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

samúð (Icelandic): sympathy

Definitions

  1. sympathy

Ancestry of “samúð”, step by step

samúð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic samur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsamursame
2Old Norsesamrthe same; agreeing, of one mind; same
3LatinSamarītānus—
4Ancient GreekΣαμαρίτηςSamaritan
5Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
6Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—

via Icelandic úð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicúðmind, opinion

Words derived from “samúð”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της →Every word from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης →