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Where does “sumer” come from?

sumer (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.

sumer (Middle English): Alternative form of somer

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of somer

Ancestry of “sumer”, 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 “sumer”

  • summer
  • summery
  • Summerland
  • summerlike
  • summerlong
  • summerwood
  • summerish
  • summersweet
  • foresummer
  • summerweight
  • summerless
  • nonsummer
  • aftersummer
  • summerwear
  • presummer
  • summeriness
  • summerful
  • unsummery
  • summer-like
  • summer tire
  • summerfag
  • unsummered
  • summerily
  • somerdomo
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