Where does “pawsome” come from?

pawsome (English) comes from English awesome, 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.

pawsome (English): especially in the context of pets and other animals with paws

Definitions

  1. especially in the context of pets and other animals with paws

Ancestry of “pawsome”, step by step

pawsome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English awesome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishawesomeCausing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or...
2English-someCharacterized by some specific condition or...
3Middle English-somsome; having a specific quality
4Old Englishsumsome
5Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
6Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English paw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpawThe soft foot of a mammal or other animal,...
2Middle Englishpawepaw; claw, talon; rough, vicious hand
3Old Frenchpoue
4Frankishpōta
5Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-