Where does “soilsome” come from?

soilsome (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.

soilsome (English): Characterised or marked by soil; soiled

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by soil; soiled

Ancestry of “soilsome”, step by step

soilsome 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 soil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoilA mixture of mineral particles and organic...
2Old Englishsolianto soil; become defiled; make or become foul
3Proto-Germanicsulwōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansūl-thick liquid, muck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →