Where does “fatiguesome” come from?

fatiguesome (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.

fatiguesome (English): Characterised or marked by fatigue; tiring

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by fatigue; tiring

Ancestry of “fatiguesome”, step by step

fatiguesome 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 fatigue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfatigueA weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion; A...
2Frenchfatiguefatigue, weariness
3Frenchfatiguerto tire; to wear out, to drain; to make an effort
4Latinfatīgāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →