Where does “tesamnaflehtan” come from?

tesamnaflehtan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon tesamna, from Old Saxon samna, from Proto-West Germanic samnōn, from Proto-Germanic samnōną, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

tesamnaflehtan (Old Saxon): to wreathe together

Definitions

  1. to wreathe together

Ancestry of “tesamnaflehtan”, step by step

tesamnaflehtan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon tesamna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxontesamnatogether
2Old Saxonsamnatogether
3Proto-West Germanicsamnōnto gather, assemble
4Proto-Germanicsamnōnąto bring together; gather; collect; assemble
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Old Saxon flehtan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonflehtanto plait, to weave
2Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic samnōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic samnōn →