Where does “sumarleyfi” come from?

sumarleyfi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sumar, from Old Norse 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.

sumarleyfi (Icelandic): summer vacation, summer holiday

Definitions

  1. summer vacation, summer holiday

Ancestry of “sumarleyfi”, step by step

sumarleyfi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sumar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsumarsummer
2Old Norsesumarsummer
3Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year

via Icelandic leyfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleyfileave, permission, consent, authorisation;...
2Old Norseleyfipermission, leave
3Proto-Germaniclaubiją—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro- →