English
Sammler
Sammler comes from German Sammler ‘gatherer’, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną ‘to bring together’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*samanai‘together’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*samnōną‘to bring together’next step skipped: Old High German *samalōn
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350sameln
- Germanc. 1650–presentsammeln‘to gather’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentSammler‘gatherer’
- Englishearliest quotation 1970same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*samanai‘together’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*samnōną‘to bring together’next step skipped: Old High German *samalōn
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350sameln
- Germanc. 1650–presentsammeln‘to gather’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentSammler‘gatherer’
- Englishearliest quotation 1970same form
Earliest quotation: 1970, Saul Bellow, Greenwich: “For several days, Mr. Sammler returning on the customary…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’
some, similar, single, seem, simply, simple, soft, simulation, singular, sincerely, resemblance, resemble, simultaneous, anomaly, assemble, simulate, sincerity, semblance, assimilate, anomalous, homeopathic, synapse, homology, hyphen, insincere, simile, simulacrum, sempre, synchronise, homolog, 46 more
through Proto-Germanic *samanai ‘together’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / Sammler