Etymograph

English

same thing

From same + thing.

A compound of same + thing

Middle English same

English same

Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm

Proto-Germanic *þingą ‘appointed time’

Proto-West Germanic *þing ‘court session’

Old English þing

Middle English thing

English thing

Today it means

noun The identical thing; something that is exactly alike or equivalent to.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “same thing”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / same thing