Where does “gnarlsome” come from?
gnarlsome (English) comes from English awesome, 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.
gnarlsome (English): gnarly and awesome at the same time
Definitions
- gnarly and awesome at the same time
Ancestry of “gnarlsome”, step by step
gnarlsome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English awesome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | awesome | Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or... |
| 2 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -som | some; having a specific quality |
| 4 | Old English | sum | some |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English gnarly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gnarly | Having or characterized by gnarls; gnarled;... |
| 2 | English | gnarl | A knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a... |
| 3 | English | gnarled | Knotty and misshapen; Made rough by age or hard... |
| 4 | English | knurled | simple past tense and past participle of knurl |
| 5 | English | knurl | A contorted knot in wood; A crossgrained... |
| 6 | Middle English | knarre | knot in wood; a crag; twisted rock; knot in wood |
| 7 | German | knarren | to creak |