Where does “some” come from?

Some comes from Middle English sum, from Old English sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem-, meaning one or together.

some (English): A certain number, at least two; An indefinite...

Definitions

  1. A certain number, at least two; An indefinite...

Ancestry of “some”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsomsome
2Old Englishsumsome
3Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
4Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “some

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-
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