Word Origin Summary

Semmel is attested in German. Follow the ancestry chain below to trace where this term came from and how it branched into later descendants.

Ancestry Chain

1. 𒀀𒊏𒄯𒄯Akkadianderived from
2. סְמִידָאTal (Aramaic)derived from
3. similaLatinderived from
4. 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯Akkadianderived from
5. semalaOld High Germaninherited from
6. semeleMiddle High Germaninherited from

Descendants and Related Terms

• semel

  Italian · borrowed from

• semella

  Latin · derived from

• žemlja

  HBS · derived from

• žemle

  Czech · borrowed from

• жемља

  HBS · derived from

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