Where does “sēm” come from?

sēm (Old Dutch) comes from Ancient Greek Σήμ, from Hebrew שֵׁם, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “sēm”, step by step

sēm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Σήμ	Shem, one of the sons of Noah
2	Hebrew	שֵׁם	Shem; name; name of
3	Hebrew	שמואל	—
4	Hebrew	שְׁמוּאֵל	—

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	saimaz	raw honey