Where does “drawlsome” come from?

drawlsome (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.

drawlsome (English): Characterised or marked by drawling;...

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by drawling;...

Ancestry of “drawlsome”, step by step

drawlsome 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 drawl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrawlTo drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle...
2Englishdraw"To move or develop something."; "To exert or...
3Fijiandrauleaf; hundred
4Proto-Oceanicrau—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →