Where does “illsome” come from?

illsome (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.

illsome (English): Characterised by ill or illness

Definitions

  1. Characterised by ill or illness

Ancestry of “illsome”, step by step

illsome 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 ill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishillEvil; wicked (of people)
2Middle Englishilleevil; wicked
3Old Norseíllrevil, bad
4Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →