Where does “somebody's” come from?

somebody's (English) comes from English somebody, 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.

somebody's (English): Possessive case of somebody

Definitions

  1. Possessive case of somebody

Ancestry of “somebody's”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomebodySome unspecified person; A recognised or...
2EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
3Middle Englishsomsome
4Old Englishsumsome
5Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
6Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →