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

gossomer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English somer

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

via Middle English gos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgosAlternative form of goos; goose
2Old Englishgōsgoose
3Proto-Germanicgansgoose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—

Words derived from “gossomer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro- →
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