Etymograph

English

enseam

From en- + seam.

A compound of en- + seam

Proto-Indo-European *syewH- ‘to sew’

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Proto-Germanic *saumaz ‘that which is sewn’

Proto-West Germanic *saum ‘stitch, seam, hem, edge’

Old English sēam

Middle English seem

English seam

Today it means

verb To remove the surplus fat from a horse or (in falconry) a bird.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / enseam