Where does “cumbersomeness” come from?
cumbersomeness (English) comes from English cumbersome, from English cumber, from Middle English combren, from Old French encombrer, from Old French combre, from Medieval Latin combrus, from Gaulish komberū, from Proto-Celtic kombereti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cumbersomeness (English): The state of being cumbersome
Definitions
- The state of being cumbersome
Ancestry of “cumbersomeness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cumbersome | Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag;... |
| 2 | English | cumber | To slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber |
| 3 | Middle English | combren | — |
| 4 | Old French | encombrer | to bother; to irritate; to annoy; to burden |
| 5 | Old French | combre | wooden obstacles on a river; dam; hindrance,... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | combrus | barricade of felled trees; barricade |
| 7 | Gaulish | komberū | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kombereti | to bring together |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | kom- | with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |