Where does “zomer” come from?

zomer (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sōmer, from Old Dutch sumar, from Proto-Germanic sumaraz, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.

zomer (Dutch): summer

Definitions

  1. summer

Ancestry of “zomer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsōmersummer
2Old Dutchsumar—
3Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year

Words derived from “zomer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro- →