Where does “sevensome” come from?

sevensome (English) comes from English seven, from Middle English seven, from Old English seofon, from Proto-West Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

sevensome (English): A group of seven persons or things

Definitions

  1. A group of seven persons or things

Ancestry of “sevensome”, step by step

sevensome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English seven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsevenA numerical value equal to 7; the number...
2Middle Englishsevenseven; Alternative form of sweven
3Old Englishseofonseven
4Proto-West Germanicsebunseven
5Proto-Germanicsebunseven
6Proto-Germanicsebunt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →