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

Definitions

  1. summer

Ancestry of “simmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsumerAlternative form of somer
2Old Englishsumorsummer
3Proto-West Germanicsumarsummer
4Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro- →
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