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Where does “saum” come from?

saum (Proto-West Germanic) comes 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.

saum (Proto-West Germanic): stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;...

Definitions

  1. stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;...

Ancestry of “saum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsaumapacksaddle; burden saddle, burden
2Latinsagmasaddle
3Ancient GreekσάγμαA covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;...
4Ancient Greekσάττωto stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “saum”

  • seam
  • seme
  • polysemy
  • seamy
  • polysemic
  • seamline
  • inseam
  • semic
  • outseam
  • soam
  • polyseme
  • seaminess
  • unseam
  • polysemically
  • seamlike
  • enseam
  • sideseam
  • seamfree
  • seamhead
  • broadseam
  • Spülsaummaterial
  • Spülsaum
  • Saum
  • saumselig
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