Where does “samme” come from?
samme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sami, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.
samme (Norwegian Bokmål): same
Ancestry of “samme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sami | reconciliation; honour; a due |
| 2 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 3 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 6 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |