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Where does “awesometastic” come from?

awesometastic (English) comes from English awesome, from English -some, from Middle English -som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

awesometastic (English): superbly wonderful; fantastic, great

Definitions

  1. superbly wonderful; fantastic, great

Ancestry of “awesometastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishawesomeCausing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or...
2English-someCharacterized by some specific condition or...
3Middle English-som—
4Old Englishsumsome
5Proto-West Germanic*sum—
6Proto-Germanicsumazsome , a certain; some, certain
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →