Where does “clattersome” come from?

clattersome (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.

clattersome (English): Marked by clattering

Definitions

  1. Marked by clattering

Ancestry of “clattersome”, step by step

clattersome 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 clatter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclatterTo make a rattling sound; To cause to make a...
2Middle Englishclatrento make a rattling sound
3Old Englishclatrian—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →
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