Where does “itchsome” come from?

itchsome (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.

itchsome (English): Characterised or marked by itching; Irritating;...

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by itching; Irritating;...

Ancestry of “itchsome”, step by step

itchsome 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 itch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishitchA sensation felt on an area of the skin that...
2Middle EnglishiccheAlternative form of I
3Old Englishġiċċean itch
4Proto-Germanicjukjǭan itch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →