Where does “Sommerkleid” come from?
Sommerkleid (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.
Sommerkleid (German): A summer dress
Definitions
- A summer dress
Ancestry of “Sommerkleid”, step by step
Sommerkleid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sommer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sommer | summer |
| 2 | Middle High German | sumer | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sumar | summer |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sumar | summer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sumaraz | summer |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥m-aro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-h₂-ó- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | semh₂- | summer, year |
via German kleid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kleid | dress, gown kind of woman's garment |
| 2 | Middle High German | kleit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kleid | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |