Where does “sommerfest” come from?
sommerfest (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.
sommerfest (German): that remains firm throughout the summer
Definitions
- that remains firm throughout the summer
Ancestry of “sommerfest”, step by step