Where does “samlen” come from?
samlen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German samalōn, from Proto-West Germanic samalōn, from Proto-West Germanic samnalōn, from Proto-West Germanic samnōn, from Proto-Germanic samnōną, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “samlen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | samalōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | samalōn | to bring together, gather, collect, assemble |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | samnalōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | samnōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | samnōną | to bring together; gather; collect; assemble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “samlen”