An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/sammeln

by Friedrich Kluge

sammeln, vb., ‘to collect, gather,’ from the equiv. MidHG. samelen, prop. with a n- suffix, samenen, OHG. samanôn; corresponding to OSax. samnôn, Du. zamelen, AS. samnian, OIc. samna, ‘to collect’; a derivative of the OG. adv. saman. Primit. allied to Sans. samanâ, ‘together.’ See zusammen and gesamt.