Where does “hurtsome” come from?

hurtsome (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.

hurtsome (English): Characterised or marked by hurt; causing injury...

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by hurt; causing injury...

Ancestry of “hurtsome”, step by step

hurtsome 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 hurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhurtTo be painful; To cause physical pain and/or...
2Middle EnglishhurtenTo hurt cause an injury or disease
3Old Northern Frenchhurter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Germanic sumazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *sum
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