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Proto-Germanic *sēmô (inherited)
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Middle High German sām (inherited)
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Middle High German sāme (mention)
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Proto-West Germanic *sāmō (inherited)
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Old High German sāmo (inherited)
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Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥ (inherited)
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Japanese ザーメン (borrowed)
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Luxembourgish Som (cognate)
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Pennsylvania German Saame (cognate)