Where does “withsamen” come from?
withsamen (Middle English) comes from Middle English samen, 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-.
withsamen (Middle English): To assemble
Definitions
- To assemble
Ancestry of “withsamen”, step by step
withsamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English samen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | samen | Alternative form of samoun |
| 2 | Middle English | samoun | salmon |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | saumon | salmon |
| 4 | Old French | saumon | salmon |
| 5 | Latin | salmō | salmon |
| 6 | Armenian | Իշխան | prince, ruler, ishkhan |
| 7 | Old Armenian | իշխան | prince, ruler, ishkhan |
| 8 | Undetermined | xšāna- | — |
via Middle English wiþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wiþ | with |
| 2 | Old English | wiþ | against, opposite; along, towards; with |
| 3 | Old English | wiþer | toward, against; again, against; against, in... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |