Where does “samkönad” come from?

samkönad (Swedish) comes from Swedish sam-, from Old Norse sam-, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samkönad (Swedish): same-sex

Definitions

  1. same-sex

Ancestry of “samkönad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsam-together, co-, con-
2Old Norsesam-together, con-
3Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic samaz →
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