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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | -sam | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -samaz | same as |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | samaz | same, alike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “-sam”