Where does “hugesome” come from?
hugesome (English) comes from English huge, from Middle English huge, from Old French ahuge, from Frankish haug, from Proto-Germanic haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
hugesome (English): Characterised or marked by hugeness; immense
Definitions
- Characterised or marked by hugeness; immense
Ancestry of “hugesome”, step by step
hugesome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English huge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | huge | Very large; Distinctly interesting, significant,... |
| 2 | Middle English | huge | huge, large, enormous; great, severe, excessive,... |
| 3 | Old French | ahuge | huge; very large |
| 4 | Frankish | haug | hill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haugaz | height; hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |