Where does “zomers” come from?

zomers (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch somersch, 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.

zomers (Dutch): summery; 25 °C or more

Definitions

  1. summery; 25 °C or more

Ancestry of “zomers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsomerschof the summer; summery
2Middle Dutchsōmersummer
3Old Dutchsumar—
4Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →