sumaraz (Proto-Germanic)
Where does "sumaraz" come from?
The Proto-Germanic word 'sumaraz' represents the concept of 'summer'[1]. It descends from the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction '*sm̥-h₂-ór-o-', which functioned as an oblique r-stem derived from the root '*s(e)m-eh₂-' meaning 'summer' or 'year'[1]. This term is part of a broad Indo-European lexical family that includes cognates such as the Old Armenian 'amaṙn' and 'am', the Tocharian A form 'ṣme', the Sanskrit 'sámā' meaning 'season' or 'year', and the Proto-Celtic '*samos'[1].
Open questions
- The reconstructed Proto-Indo-European root '*sm̥-h₂-ór-o-' is an inferred form rather than an attested language record. [1]
Full etymology tree
- *sumaraz (Proto-Germanic), 'summer'
- inherited *sm̥-h₂-ór-o- (Proto-Indo-European)
- derived *s(e)m-eh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
- inherited *sm̥-h₂-ór-o- (Proto-Indo-European)
Cognates and doublets
- ամառն (Old Armenian)
- *samos (Proto-Celtic)
- समा (Sanskrit)
- ṣme (Tocharian A)
Descendants and derived words
- sumar (Old Norse)
- sumar (Old Norse)
- *sumarōną (Proto-Germanic)
Sources
Updated August 2026
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