Where does “forsommer” come from?

forsommer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål før, from Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

forsommer (Norwegian Bokmål): early summer

Definitions

  1. early summer

Ancestry of “forsommer”, step by step

forsommer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål før

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålførbefore; imperative of føre; present tense of fø
2Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
3Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Norwegian Bokmål sommer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsommersummer
2Old Norsesumarrsummer
3Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →