Where does “saman” come from?

saman (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic samanai, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

saman (Old Norse): together; strong masculine accusative singular of...

Definitions

  1. together; strong masculine accusative singular of...

Ancestry of “saman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
2Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “saman

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Germanic samanai
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