Where does “jumblesome” come from?

jumblesome (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.

jumblesome (English): Characterised or marked by jumbling;...

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by jumbling;...

Ancestry of “jumblesome”, step by step

jumblesome 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 jumble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjumbleTo mix or confuse; To meet or unite in a confused...
2Middle Englishjumbelen—
3Middle Englishjumpento walk quickly, run, jump; to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →