Where does “-sam” come from?

-sam (Old High German) comes from Old High German samo, from Proto-West Germanic sāmō, from Proto-Germanic sēmô, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

-sam (Old High German): -some

Definitions

  1. -some

Ancestry of “-sam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansamoseed
2Proto-West Germanicsāmōseed
3Proto-Germanicsēmôseed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēmô →