Where does “Hochsommer” come from?

Hochsommer (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.

Hochsommer (German): midsummer, height of the summer

Definitions

  1. midsummer, height of the summer

Ancestry of “Hochsommer”, step by step

Hochsommer traces back through two 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 hōch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhōch—
2Middle High Germanhōch—
3Old High Germanhōhhigh, tall, elevated
4Proto-West Germanichauhhigh
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro- →
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