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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansamalōn—
2Proto-West Germanicsamalōnto bring together, gather, collect, assemble
3Proto-West Germanicsamnalōn—
4Proto-West Germanicsamnōnto gather, assemble
5Proto-Germanicsamnōnąto bring together; gather; collect; assemble
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic samnōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic samnōn →