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Where does “midsumor” come from?

midsumor (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic midisumar, from Proto-Germanic midjasumaraz, from Proto-Germanic sumaraz, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.

midsumor (Old English): midsummer

Definitions

  1. midsummer

Ancestry of “midsumor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmidisumar—
2Proto-Germanicmidjasumarazmidsummer
3Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year

Words derived from “midsumor”

  • midsummer
  • midsumer
  • midsomer
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