English
summerly
Summerly comes from Middle English sumerlich, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *sumaralīkaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sumaralīkazreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sumorlīc
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sumerlich
- Englishearliest quotation 1867summerly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sumaralīkazreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sumorlīc
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sumerlich
- Englishearliest quotation 1867summerly
Earliest quotation: 1867, Frederick Metcalfe, The Oxonian in Iceland: “A summerly day for you," said my host; "You…”
Formed from summer + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ór-o-
Proto-Germanic *sumaraz
Proto-West Germanic *sumar
Old English sumor
Middle English somer
English summer
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *sumaralīkaz
Today it means
adj Characteristic of summer; summer-like; warm and sunny.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *sumaralīkaz / summerly