Where does “ficklesome” come from?

ficklesome (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.

ficklesome (English): Characterised or marked by fickleness

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by fickleness

Ancestry of “ficklesome”, step by step

ficklesome 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 fickle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfickleQuick to change one’s opinion or allegiance;...
2Middle Englishfikil—
3Old Englishficoldeceitful; crafty; false
4Old Englishficianto deceive; bewile, mislead, con
5Proto-Germanicfikōnąto deceive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyǵ-inactive, reluctant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →