Where does “midisumar” come from?
midisumar (Proto-West Germanic) comes 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.
Ancestry of “midisumar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | midjasumaraz | midsummer |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sumaraz | summer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥m-aro- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-h₂-ó- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | semh₂- | summer, year |