Where does “*saum” come from?

*saum (West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic saumaz, from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen-, from Proto-Indo-European siH-u-.

Ancestry of “*saum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsaumazstitch, seam, hem, edge
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansyuHmen-band
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansiH-u-

Words derived from “*saum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European siH-u-Every word from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen-Every word from Proto-Germanic saumaz