Where does “Sommerloch” come from?
Sommerloch (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.
Sommerloch (German): silly season; slow news day
Definitions
- silly season; slow news day
Ancestry of “Sommerloch”, step by step
Sommerloch 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 loch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | loch | hole; perforation |
| 2 | English | loch | A lake; A bay or arm of the sea; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Middle English | lough | lake; loch |
| 4 | Scottish Gaelic | loch | lake; arm of the sea; fjord |
| 5 | Old Irish | loch | lake; inlet of the sea; black, dark |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | loku | lake, pool |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lókus | pond, pool |