Where does “samt sem áður” come from?
samt sem áður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sem, from Old Norse sem, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
samt sem áður (Icelandic): nevertheless, nonetheless, in spite of, still,...
Definitions
- nevertheless, nonetheless, in spite of, still,...
Ancestry of “samt sem áður”, step by step
samt sem áður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sem | as, like; like, as if; who, which, that |
| 2 | Old Norse | sem | as, the same, like; inflection of semja: ##... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | samaz | same, alike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Icelandic samt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | samt | yet, still, anyway |
| 2 | Danish | samt | and, and also, plus, as well as; med samt –... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | [[sament]], [[samt]] | — |