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
Ancestry of “זומער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | sumer | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sumar | 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 |
Words derived from “זומער”