Where does “mirthsome” come from?
mirthsome (English) comes from English mirth, from Middle English merth, from Old English myrgþ, from Old English -þ, from Old English -þu, from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.
mirthsome (English): Full of mirth
Definitions
- Full of mirth
Ancestry of “mirthsome”, step by step
mirthsome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mirth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mirth | The emotion usually following humour and... |
| 2 | Middle English | merth | Alternative form of myrthe |
| 3 | Old English | myrgþ | mirth |
| 4 | Old English | -þ | forming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 5 | Old English | -þu | forming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -iþu | Forms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |