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Where does “spoarsoam” come from?

spoarsoam (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian -soam, from Old Frisian -sum, from Proto-Germanic -samaz, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

spoarsoam (Saterland Frisian): thrifty; economical

Definitions

  1. thrifty; economical

Ancestry of “spoarsoam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisian-soamUsed to create adjectives denoting a specific...
2Old Frisian-sum—
3Proto-Germanic-samazsame as
4Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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