Where does “sem” come from?

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

sem (Icelandic): as, like; like, as if; who, which, that

Definitions

  1. as, like; like, as if; who, which, that

Ancestry of “sem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesemas, the same, like; inflection of semja: ##...
2Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic samaz →