Where does “fivesome” come from?
fivesome (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.
fivesome (English): A group of five people or things; An orgy ...
Definitions
- A group of five people or things; An orgy ...
Ancestry of “fivesome”, 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 |