Where does “somedays” come from?

somedays (English) comes from English days, from Middle English dayes, from Old English dagas, from Proto-Germanic dagōs, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

somedays (English): On certain days, or at certain times; sometimes

Definitions

  1. On certain days, or at certain times; sometimes

Ancestry of “somedays”, step by step

somedays traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English days

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdaysplural of day; API pl; A particular time or...
2Middle EnglishdayesAlternative form of deis; plural of day
3Old Englishdagas—
4Proto-Germanicdagōs—
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

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 dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagōs →