Where does “simmer” come from?
simmer (Scots) comes from Middle English sumer, from Old English sumor, from Proto-West Germanic sumar, from Proto-Germanic sumaraz, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.
simmer (Scots): summer
Ancestry of “simmer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sumer | Alternative form of somer |
| 2 | Old English | sumor | summer |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sumar | summer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sumaraz | summer |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥m-aro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-h₂-ó- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | semh₂- | summer, year |