Where does “zeman” come from?

zeman (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic temaną, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

zeman (Old High German): be fitting (impersonal)

Definitions

  1. be fitting (impersonal)

Ancestry of “zeman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictemanąto fit
2Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic temaną →