Where does “healsome” come from?
healsome (English) comes from Scots hailsome, from Scots -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.
healsome (English): Wholesome; healthful
Definitions
- Wholesome; healthful
Ancestry of “healsome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | hailsome | wholesome; healthy |
| 2 | Scots | -some | With nouns and verbs in an active and passive sense, implying “inclined to, full of, causing or caused by” |
| 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 |