Where does “larksome” come from?

larksome (English) comes from English lark, from Middle English larke, from Old English lāwerce, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwaʀikā, from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ, from Proto-Germanic laiwaz — lark.

larksome (English): Characterised or marked by larks (i.e. pranks); playful

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by larks (i.e. pranks); playful

Ancestry of “larksome”, step by step

larksome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlarkAny of various small, singing passerine birds of...
2Middle Englishlarkeskylark; The meat of a a skylark
3Old Englishlāwercelark
4Proto-West Germanic*laiwaʀikālark
5Proto-Germaniclaiwazikǭlark
6Proto-Germaniclaiwazlark

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
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