Where does “blustersome” come from?

blustersome (English) comes 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.

blustersome (English): stormy and rainy with blustery winds

Definitions

  1. stormy and rainy with blustery winds

Ancestry of “blustersome”, step by step

blustersome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English bluster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblusterPompous, officious talk; A gust of wind; Fitful...
2Middle Englishblusterento wander about aimlessly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →