Where does “duelsome” come from?

duelsome (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.

duelsome (English): Inclined to duelling

Definitions

  1. Inclined to duelling

Ancestry of “duelsome”, step by step

duelsome 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 duel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishduelArranged, regular combat between two private...
2Medieval Latinduellumfight between two men; war; combat between two...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →