Summer
/หsสm.ษr/noun
The warmest season of the year, occurring between spring and autumn.
Did you know?The word 'summer' is linked to ancient sun-worship, as it derived from a term meaning 'the season of warmth'.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sem-
โto be warm, to shineโ
Old English
Old English
sumor
โthe season of warmth and growthโ
Old High German
OHG
sumar
โthe time of heatโ
Middle English
Middle English
somer
โthe warm season, period of growthโ
Modern English
English
summer
โthe warmest season of the yearโ