Where does “idlesome” come from?

idlesome (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.

idlesome (English): Characterised or marked by idleness

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by idleness

Ancestry of “idlesome”, step by step

idlesome 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 idle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishidleEmpty, vacant; Not being used appropriately; not...
2Middle Englishidel—
3Old Englishīdelempty, void; bereft
4Proto-West Germanic*īdlvoid, empty, ineffective
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →