Where does “-sam” come from?

-sam (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic -samaz, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “-sam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch-sam—
2Proto-Germanic-samazsame as
3Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “-sam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →