Where does “nighsome” come from?

nighsome (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.

nighsome (English): Favourable; gracious

Definitions

  1. Favourable; gracious

Ancestry of “nighsome”, step by step

nighsome 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 nigh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnighnear, close by; Not remote in degree, kindred,...
2Middle EnglishneyghPhysically near or adjacent; Figuratively near;...
3Old Englishnēahnigh, near; near
4Proto-West Germanic*nāhwnear, close
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →