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
- stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;...
Ancestry of “saum”, step by step
saum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin sauma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 2 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |