Where does “sumir” come from?

sumir (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sumr, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sumir (Icelandic): some

Definitions

  1. some

Ancestry of “sumir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesumrsome
2Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Old Norse sumr →