midsummer

Etymology From Middle English midsomer, midsumer, from Old English midsumer, midsumor (“midsummer”), from Proto-West Germanic *midisumar, from Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz (“midsummer”), equivalent to mid- + summer. Cognate with West Frisian midsimmer (“midsummer”), Dutch midzomer (“midsummer”), German Mittsommer (“midsummer”), Danish midsommer (“midsummer”), Swedish midsommar (“midsummer”), Icelandic miðsumar (“midsummer”).

Derived terms

Central European Midsummer Time, Midsummer ale, midsummer chafer, midsummer daisy, Midsummer Day, Midsummer's Day, Midsummer Eve, midsummer eve, midsummer even, Midsummer's Eve, midsummer games, midsummer growth, midsummerish, midsummer madness, midsummer men, midsummer-men, midsummer moon, Midsummer Night, midsummer night's dream, midsummer sights, midsummer silver, midsummery