Where does “sām” come from?

sām (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sāmo, from Proto-West Germanic sāmō, from Proto-Germanic sēmô, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Ancestry of “sām”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansāmoseed
2Proto-West Germanicsāmōseed
3Proto-Germanicsēmôseed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “sām”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēmô →