Where does “sem” come from?

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

sem (Old Norse): as, the same, like; inflection of semja: ##...

Definitions

  1. as, the same, like; inflection of semja: ##...

Ancestry of “sem”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sem

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHósEvery word from Proto-Germanic samaz