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Where does “sumur” come from?

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

sumur (Icelandic): some; indefinite nominative plural of sumar;...

Definitions

  1. some; indefinite nominative plural of sumar;...

Ancestry of “sumur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesumrsome
2Proto-Germanicsumazsome , a certain; some, certain
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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