Where does “gossamery” come from?
gossamery (English) comes from English gossamer, from Middle English gossomer, from Middle English somer, from Old English sumor, from Proto-West Germanic sumar, from Proto-Germanic sumaraz, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- — summer, year.
gossamery (English): Like gossamer; flimsy
Ancestry of “gossamery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gossamer | A fine film or strand as of cobwebs, floating in... |
| 2 | Middle English | gossomer | gossamer; Anything that is of little value or... |
| 3 | Middle English | somer | summer |
| 4 | Old English | sumor | summer |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sumar | summer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sumaraz | summer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥m-aro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-h₂-ó- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | semh₂- | summer, year |