Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “samvist” come from?

samvist (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “samvist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “samvist”

  • samvist
  • samvistarfall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →