Where does “sam-” come from?
sam- (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
sam- (Old English): half-; partly; incompletely; half-; half, semi-
Definitions
- half-; partly; incompletely; half-; half, semi-
Ancestry of “sam-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sēmi- | half |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sēmi- | half |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “sam-”