Where does “samæn” come from?
samæn (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse saman, from Proto-Germanic samanai, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “samæn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | saman | together; strong masculine accusative singular of... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | samanai | at one; together |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |