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

  1. indefinite plural of sum; present of summe

Ancestry of “summer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsummeto buzz, hum, drone
2Middle Low Germansummen—
Every word from Middle Low German summen →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål summe →