Where does “som” come from?

som (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sumr, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

som (Norwegian Nynorsk): as; who, which, that; some

Definitions

  1. as; who, which, that; some

Ancestry of “som”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesumrsome
2Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “som”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Old Norse sumr →