Where does “querysome” come from?

querysome (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.

querysome (English): Characterised or marked by inquiry,...

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by inquiry,...

Ancestry of “querysome”, step by step

querysome 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 Query

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQueryA question, an inquiry US, an enquiry UK
2Latinquaeresecond-person singular present active imperative...
3LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
4Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →