Where does “dawdlesome” come from?

dawdlesome (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.

dawdlesome (English): Characterised or marked by dawdling

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by dawdling

Ancestry of “dawdlesome”, step by step

dawdlesome 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 dawdle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdawdleTo spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste...
2EnglishdoddleA job, task or other activity that is simple or...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →