English
SummersideSummerside
Compound of summer + side.
A compound of summer + side
Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ór-o-
Proto-Germanic *sumaraz
Proto-West Germanic *sumar
Old English sumor
Middle English somer
English summer
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz ‘drooping’
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ ‘side’
Old English sīde ‘side’
Middle English side
English side
The story
The city is named after a former inn.
Today it means
name A city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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