Where does “sambýliskona” come from?

sambýliskona (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sambýli, from Icelandic sam-, from Old Norse sam-, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sambýliskona (Icelandic): female cohabiter the woman someone lives with and has a romantic relationship with despite not being married

Definitions

  1. female cohabiter the woman someone lives with and has a romantic relationship with despite not being married

Ancestry of “sambýliskona”, step by step

sambýliskona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sambýli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsambýlicommunal living
2Icelandicsam-co-, fellow, collective; homo-
3Old Norsesam-together, con-
4Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Icelandic kona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickonaa woman; a wife
2Old Norsekonawoman; wife
3Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHósEvery word from Proto-Germanic samaz
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