sam-

Part of speech: prefix
IPA: /sɑːm/
Syllables: sɑːm (1 syllable)

sam-1 · prefix

Senses

half-
partially; incompletely, imperfectly

sam-2 · prefix

Senses

union, combination, agreement; together, con-
samheort
unanimous, "same-hearted"

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sām-, a variant of Proto-West Germanic *sāmi-, from Proto-Germanic *sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi-. Cognate with Old Saxon sām-, Old High German sāmi-. Compare English semi-.

From Proto-West Germanic *sam, from Proto-Germanic *samaz (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European *somHós (“same”), Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, together”). Compare Old English samen (“together”), Old English same (“manner, similitude”).

Descendants

sam

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