Where does “זוימען” come from?

זוימען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German saume, from Old High German sāmo, from Proto-West Germanic sāmō, from Proto-Germanic sēmô, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

זוימען (Yiddish): seed; semen; offspring

Definitions

  1. seed; semen; offspring

Ancestry of “זוימען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansaume—
2Old High Germansāmoseed
3Proto-West Germanicsāmōseed
4Proto-Germanicsēmôseed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēmô →