Where does “sæmia” come from?

sæmia (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse semja, from Proto-Germanic samjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sæmia (Old Swedish): to cohere, keep together; to agree

Definitions

  1. to cohere, keep together; to agree

Ancestry of “sæmia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesemjato shape, compose, arrange; to agree on, settle;...
2Proto-Germanicsamjanąto make the same
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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