Etymology of the English word same
the English word
samederived from the Old Norse word
samrderived from the Old Norse word
samrderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sem-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*samonDate
The earliest known usage of same in English dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in English
samenessCognates
Polish
sam, Russian
самыйUsage
Word found in Modern English
