Where does “puddlesome” come from?

puddlesome (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.

puddlesome (English): Characterised by puddles or puddling

Definitions

  1. Characterised by puddles or puddling

Ancestry of “puddlesome”, step by step

puddlesome 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 puddle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuddleA small pool of water, usually on a path or road;...
2Middle Englishpodel—
3Old Englishpuddditch
4Proto-Germanicpuddaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →