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Where does “soum” come from?

soum (Old High German) 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.

soum (Old High German): weight, pack animal; hem, seam; burden

Definitions

  1. weight, pack animal; hem, seam; burden

Ancestry of “soum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsaumstitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;...
2Late Latinsaumapacksaddle; burden saddle, burden
3Latinsagmasaddle
4Ancient GreekσάγμαA covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;...
5Ancient Greekσάττωto stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “soum”

  • Spülsaummaterial
  • Spülsaum
  • Saum
  • saumselig
  • soum
  • Sam
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