Where does “fearsome” come from?
Fearsome derives from English fear and English some, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-, per-, and sem-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós.
fearsome (English): frightening, especially in appearance; fearful,...
Definitions
- frightening, especially in appearance; fearful,...
Ancestry of “fearsome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 2 | Middle English | -som | — |
| 3 | Old English | sum | some |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some , a certain; some, certain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “fearsome”