Where does “summer” come from?
summer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål summe, from Middle Low German summen.
summer (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of sum; present of summe
Definitions
- indefinite plural of sum; present of summe
Ancestry of “summer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | summe | to buzz, hum, drone |
| 2 | Middle Low German | summen | — |