Where does “samtale” come from?
samtale (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sam-, from Old Norse sam-, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
samtale (Norwegian Bokmål): conversation
Ancestry of “samtale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sam- | co- |
| 2 | Old Norse | sam- | together, con- |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | samaz | same, alike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “samtale”