Where does “sommer” come from?

sommer (English) comes from Danish sommer, from Old Norse sumarr, from Proto-Germanic sumaraz, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.

sommer (English): just because; answer to questions that you do...

Definitions

  1. just because; answer to questions that you do...

Ancestry of “sommer”, step by step

sommer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sommer

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

via Afrikaans sommer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanssommerjust, no more than
2Dutchzomaarfor no reason, out of the blue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro- →