Where does “dampsome” come from?

dampsome (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.

dampsome (English): Characterised or marked by dampness

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by dampness

Ancestry of “dampsome”, step by step

dampsome 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 damp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdampIn a state between dry and wet; moderately wet;...
2Middle Englishdampento extinguish, choke, suffocate; to stifle;...
3Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
4Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →