Where does “quibblesome” come from?

quibblesome (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.

quibblesome (English): Characterised or marked by quibbling

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by quibbling

Ancestry of “quibblesome”, step by step

quibblesome 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 quibble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquibbleA pun; An objection or argument based on an...
2EnglishquibA quip or gibe
3Latinquibusdative masculine plural of quī; dative feminine...
4Proto-Italickʷiswho, what
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →