Where does “sammen” come from?
sammen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse saman, from Proto-Germanic samanai, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
sammen (Norwegian Bokmål): together; simultaneously; into each other
Definitions
- together; simultaneously; into each other
Ancestry of “sammen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | saman | together; strong masculine accusative singular of... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | samanai | at one; together |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “sammen”