Where does “frailsome” come from?

frailsome (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.

frailsome (English): Characterised or marked by frailness

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by frailness

Ancestry of “frailsome”, step by step

frailsome 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 frail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrailEasily broken physically; not firm or durable;...
2Middle EnglishfrayelA rushen basket for picking dried fruit; a frail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →