Where does “muddlesome” come from?

muddlesome (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.

muddlesome (English): Characterised or marked by muddling; confusing,...

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by muddling; confusing,...

Ancestry of “muddlesome”, step by step

muddlesome 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 muddle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuddleTo mix together, to mix up; to confuse; To mash...
2Middle Dutchmoddelento make muddy
3Middle Dutchmodde—
4Proto-Germanicmud-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →