Where does “grinsome” come from?

grinsome (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.

grinsome (English): Characterised or marked by grinning

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by grinning

Ancestry of “grinsome”, step by step

grinsome 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 grīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrīnA smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth
2Middle Englishgrin—
3Old Englishgrinsnare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →