Where does “bleaksome” come from?

bleaksome (English) comes from English bleak, from Middle English bleke, from Old English blǣċ, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

bleaksome (English): Characterised or marked by bleakness; bleak

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by bleakness; bleak

Ancestry of “bleaksome”, step by step

bleaksome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bleak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbleakWithout color; pale; pallid; Desolate and...
2Middle Englishblekesmall river fish, bleak, blay
3Old Englishblǣċ—
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via English some

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
2Middle Englishsomsome
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →