Where does “Sümmchen” come from?
Sümmchen (German) comes from German summe, 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-.
Sümmchen (German): Diminutive of Summe; pretty penny
Definitions
- Diminutive of Summe; pretty penny
Ancestry of “Sümmchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | summe | inflection of summen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | summa | top, summit, highest point or place; the... |
| 3 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |