Where does “sēam” come from?
sēam (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
sēam (Old English): seam; a burden
Definitions
- seam; a burden
Ancestry of “sēam”, step by step
sēam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic saum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | saum | stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;... |
| 2 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 3 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |
via West Germanic *saum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germanic | *saum | — |