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
Ancestry of “sèm'thie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | s'mer | to sow seed |
| 2 | Old French | semer | to sow |
| 3 | Latin | sēminō | — |
| 4 | Latin | sēmen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₁mn̥ | seed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |