Where does “sèm'thie” come from?

sèm'thie (Norman) comes from Norman s'mer, from Old French semer, from Latin sēminō, from Latin sēmen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sèm'thie (Norman): gerund of s'mer

Definitions

  1. gerund of s'mer

Ancestry of “sèm'thie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normans'merto sow seed
2Old Frenchsemerto sow
3Latinsēminōto plant, sow
4Latinsēmenseed (of plants)
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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