Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “seme” come from?

seme (Middle English) comes from Old Norse sœmr, from Proto-Germanic sōmiz, from Proto-Germanic samaną, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “seme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesœmr—
2Proto-Germanicsōmizseemly, suitable, compatible
3Proto-Germanicsamaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “seme”

  • seam
  • seme
  • polysemy
  • seamy
  • polysemic
  • seamline
  • inseam
  • semic
  • outseam
  • soam
  • polyseme
  • seaminess
  • unseam
  • polysemically
  • seamlike
  • enseam
  • sideseam
  • seamfree
  • seamhead
  • broadseam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →