Where does “Sommersprosse” come from?

Sommersprosse (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.

Sommersprosse (German): freckle

Definitions

  1. freckle

Ancestry of “Sommersprosse”, step by step

Sommersprosse 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 Sprosse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSprosserung, step, rundle; branch, tine, prong; sprout
2Middle High Germansprozze—
3Old High Germansprozzorung
4Proto-Germanicsprutôa shoot, sprout
5Proto-Germanicspreutanąto sprout; to spring, come out
6Proto-Indo-Europeansprewd-—

Words derived from “Sommersprosse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro- →