Where does “sami-” come from?

sami- (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sami- (Old High German): half

Definitions

  1. half

Ancestry of “sami-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsēmi-half
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēmi-half
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēmi- →