Where does “Altweibersommer” come from?

Altweibersommer (German) comes from German Sommer, from Middle High German sumer, from Old High German sumar, from Proto-West Germanic sumar, from Proto-Germanic sumaraz, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.

Altweibersommer (German): Indian summer

Definitions

  1. Indian summer

Ancestry of “Altweibersommer”, step by step

Altweibersommer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sommer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSommersummer
2Middle High Germansumer—
3Old High Germansumarsummer
4Proto-West Germanicsumarsummer
5Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year

via German Alt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAltalto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...
2Middle High Germanalt—
3Old High Germanaltold
4Proto-West Germanicaldold
5Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via German weib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweibwoman, broad
2Middle High Germanwīpwoman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →