Where does “Alfraesummer” come from?
Alfraesummer (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Summer, 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.
Alfraesummer (Luxembourgish): Indian summer
Definitions
- Indian summer
Ancestry of “Alfraesummer”, step by step
Alfraesummer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Summer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Summer | summer |
| 2 | Old High German | sumar | summer |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sumar | summer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sumaraz | summer |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥m-aro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-h₂-ó- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | semh₂- | summer, year |
via Luxembourgish al Fraen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | al Fraen | — |