English
cummer
Cummer comes from Late Latin commāter ‘godmother’, from Latin māter ‘mother’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méh₂tēr‘mother’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*mātēr‘mother’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmāter‘mother’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcommāter‘godmother’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400commere
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500commare
- Englishtodaycummer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méh₂tēr‘mother’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*mātēr‘mother’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmāter‘mother’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcommāter‘godmother’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400commere
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500commare
- Englishtodaycummer
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr ‘mother’
through Proto-Italic *mātēr ‘mother’
through Latin māter ‘mother’
matter, material, matrix, maternal, maternity, mater, matron, madrigal, 13 more
Today it means
noun The relationship of a godmother to the other godparents (godsibs or gossips), and the legal parents, of a child.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr / cummer