Where does “lugsome” come from?

lugsome (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.

lugsome (English): and awkward to move around; not easily portable

Definitions

  1. and awkward to move around; not easily portable

Ancestry of “lugsome”, step by step

lugsome 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 lug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlugThe act of hauling or dragging; That which is...
2Middle High Germanlugge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →