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Where does “Soom” come from?

Soom (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German sôm, from Old Saxon sōm, from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

Soom (Plautdietsch): seam; edging; fringe

Definitions

  1. seam; edging; fringe

Ancestry of “Soom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansôm—
2Old Saxonsōm—
3Proto-West Germanicsaumstitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;...
4Late Latinsaumapacksaddle; burden saddle, burden
5Latinsagmasaddle
6Ancient GreekσάγμαA covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;...
7Ancient Greekσάττωto stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure
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