Where does “זומער” come from?

זומער (Yiddish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.

זומער (Yiddish): summer

Definitions

  1. summer

Ancestry of “זומער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansumer—
2Old High Germansumarsummer
3Proto-West Germanicsumarsummer
4Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year

Words derived from “זומער”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro- →