Where does “samen” come from?

samen (Middle English) comes from Middle English samoun, from Anglo-Norman saumon, from Old French saumon, from Latin salmō, from Armenian Իշխան, from Old Armenian իշխան, from Undetermined xšāna-.

samen (Middle English): Alternative form of samoun

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of samoun

Ancestry of “samen”, step by step

samen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English samoun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsamounsalmon
2Anglo-Normansaumonsalmon
3Old Frenchsaumonsalmon
4Latinsalmōsalmon
5ArmenianԻշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
6Old Armenianիշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
7Undeterminedxšāna-—

via Old English samen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsamentogether
2Proto-Germanicsaman—
3Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “samen”

Every word from Undetermined xšāna- →Every word from Old Armenian իշխան →Every word from Armenian Իշխան →