Where does “sensommer” come from?

sensommer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sommer, from Old Norse sumarr, from Proto-Germanic sumaraz, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.

sensommer (Norwegian Bokmål): late summer; an Indian summer

Definitions

  1. late summer; an Indian summer

Ancestry of “sensommer”, step by step

sensommer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Norwegian Bokmål sen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsenlate
2Old Norseseinnlate
3Proto-Germanicsainaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro- →