Where does “middesomer” come from?
middesomer (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sōmer, from Old Dutch 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.
middesomer (Middle Dutch): midsummer; summer solstice
Definitions
- midsummer; summer solstice
Ancestry of “middesomer”, step by step