Where does “sammenkomst” come from?

sammenkomst (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sammen, from Old Norse saman, from Proto-Germanic samanai, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sammenkomst (Norwegian Bokmål): a gathering of people, a get-together

Definitions

  1. a gathering of people, a get-together

Ancestry of “sammenkomst”, step by step

sammenkomst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sammen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsammentogether; simultaneously; into each other
2Old Norsesamantogether; strong masculine accusative singular of...
3Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Norwegian Bokmål komst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkomst—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic samanai →Every word from Old Norse saman →