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
- as; who, which, that; some
Ancestry of “som”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sumr | some |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some , a certain; some, certain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |