Where does “זומערצײַט” come from?

זומערצײַט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זומער, 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.

זומערצײַט (Yiddish): summertime

Definitions

  1. summertime

Ancestry of “זומערצײַט”, step by step

זומערצײַט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish זומער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזומערsummer
2Middle High Germansumer—
3Old High Germansumarsummer
4Proto-West Germanicsumarsummer
5Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year

via Yiddish צײַט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצײַטtime; age, era, times
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro- →