Where does “semster” come from?
semster (Middle English) comes from Old English sēamestre, from Old English sēam, from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
Ancestry of “semster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sēamestre | seamstress |
| 2 | Old English | sēam | seam; a burden |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | saum | stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;... |
| 4 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 5 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |