Where does “frillsome” come from?

frillsome (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.

frillsome (English): Characterised or marked by frill

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by frill

Ancestry of “frillsome”, step by step

frillsome 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 frill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrillA strip of pleated fabric or paper used as...
2Old Frenchfriller—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →