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Where does “gossomer” come from?

gossomer (Middle English) comes from Middle English somer, from Old English sumor, 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.

gossomer (Middle English): gossamer; Anything that is of little value or...

Definitions

  1. gossamer; Anything that is of little value or...

Ancestry of “gossomer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsomersummer
2Old Englishsumorsummer
3Proto-West Germanicsumarsummer
4Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year

Words derived from “gossomer”

  • gossamer
  • gossamery
  • gossamerlike
  • gossamered
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