Where does “bergen op den soom” come from?
bergen op den soom (Middle Dutch) comes from Dutch zoom, from Middle Dutch sôom, from Old Dutch sōm, from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
bergen op den soom (Middle Dutch): Bergen op Zoom
Definitions
- Bergen op Zoom
Ancestry of “bergen op den soom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zoom | edge, border; hem; zoom |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sôom | seam of fabric |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sōm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saum | stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;... |
| 5 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 6 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |