English
Somerford
Somerford comes from Old English sumor ‘summer’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ór-o-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sm̥-h₂-ór-o-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sumaraz‘summer’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sumar‘summer’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sumor‘summer’
- EnglishtodaySomerford
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sm̥-h₂-ór-o-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sumaraz‘summer’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sumar‘summer’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sumor‘summer’
- EnglishtodaySomerford
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ór-o-
Today it means
name A civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ór-o- / Somerford