Where does “cruelsome” come from?

cruelsome (English) comes from English cruel, from French cruel, from Spanish cruel, from Latin crūdēlis, from Latin crūdus, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

cruelsome (English): Marked by cruelness or cruelty; In a cruelsome...

Definitions

  1. Marked by cruelness or cruelty; In a cruelsome...

Ancestry of “cruelsome”, step by step

cruelsome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cruel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcruelIntentionally causing or reveling in pain and...
2Frenchcruelcruel; hard, painful
3Spanishcruelcruel
4Latincrūdēlisunfeeling, rude
5Latincrūdusraw, bloody, bleeding
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

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 krewh₂- →Every word from Latin crūdus →Every word from Latin crūdēlis →