Where does “getingsommar” come from?

getingsommar (Swedish) comes from Swedish sommar, from Old Norse 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.

getingsommar (Swedish): wasp summer summer with an abundance of wasps

Definitions

  1. wasp summer summer with an abundance of wasps

Ancestry of “getingsommar”, step by step

getingsommar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sommar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsommara summer
2Old Norsesumarsummer
3Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year

via Swedish geting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgetingwasp
2Old Swedishgētunger—
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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