Where does “assommer” come from?

assommer (French) comes from French Somme, from Old French somme, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

assommer (French): to slaughter; to stun, knock out, poleaxe,...

Definitions

  1. to slaughter; to stun, knock out, poleaxe,...

Ancestry of “assommer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchSommesum; total
2Old Frenchsomme—
3Latinsummatop, summit, highest point or place; the...
4Latinsummushighest, greatest, the most high; top, on top
5Proto-Italicsupemos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)úp-m̥mo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “assommer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s →