Where does “nagsome” come from?

nagsome (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.

nagsome (English): Characterised or marked by nagging

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by nagging

Ancestry of “nagsome”, step by step

nagsome 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 nag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnagA small horse; a pony; An old useless horse; A...
2Middle EnglishnaggeA nag, pony, a small horse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Germanic sumazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *sum
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