Where does “saman” come from?

saman (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse saman, from Proto-Germanic samanai, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

saman (Icelandic): together

Definitions

  1. together

Ancestry of “saman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesamantogether; strong masculine accusative singular of...
2Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “saman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic samanai →Every word from Old Norse saman →