Where does “subsummit” come from?
subsummit (English) comes from English summit, from English summat, from English somewhat, from English what, from Middle English what, from Old English hwæt, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn — smoke; mist, haze.
subsummit (English): A local peaked portion of a mountain etc., lower than the primary summit
Definitions
- A local peaked portion of a mountain etc., lower than the primary summit
Ancestry of “subsummit”, step by step
subsummit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English summit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | summit | A peak; the topmost point or surface, as of a... |
| 2 | English | summat | Something; Somewhat, to a limited extent or... |
| 3 | English | somewhat | To a limited extent or degree; Something; More or... |
| 4 | English | what | Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used... |
| 5 | Middle English | what | what |
| 6 | Old English | hwæt | what; why; how many or how much |
| 7 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 8 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 9 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 12 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 2 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 3 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 4 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 5 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |