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Where does “somer” come from?

somer (Middle English) comes 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.

somer (Middle English): summer

Definitions

  1. summer

Ancestry of “somer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “somer”

  • summer
  • gossamer
  • summery
  • Summerland
  • summerlike
  • gossamery
  • summerlong
  • summerwood
  • summerish
  • gossamerlike
  • summersweet
  • foresummer
  • summerweight
  • summerless
  • nonsummer
  • aftersummer
  • gossamered
  • summerwear
  • presummer
  • summeriness
  • summerful
  • unsummery
  • summer-like
  • summer tire
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