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

  1. together; simultaneously; into each other

Ancestry of “sammen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesamantogether; strong masculine accusative singular of...
2Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sammen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic samanai →Every word from Old Norse saman →