Where does “summum” come from?

summum (Faroese) comes from Faroese summur, from Old Norse sumr, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

summum (Faroese): dative of summur: some

Definitions

  1. dative of summur: some

Ancestry of “summum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesummursome
2Old Norsesumrsome
3Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Old Norse sumr →