Where does “somerica” come from?

somerica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Sommerwurst, from German Sommer, from Middle High German sumer, from Old High German sumar, from Proto-West Germanic sumar, from Proto-Germanic sumaraz, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- — summer, year.

somerica (Serbo-Croatian): summer sausage

Definitions

  1. summer sausage

Ancestry of “somerica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSommerwurst—
2GermanSommersummer
3Middle High Germansumer—
4Old High Germansumarsummer
5Proto-West Germanicsumarsummer
6Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
9Proto-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- →