Where does “somedeal” come from?

somedeal (English) comes from Middle English somdel, from Middle English som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

somedeal (English): Some part; a portion, something; some; In some...

Definitions

  1. Some part; a portion, something; some; In some...

Ancestry of “somedeal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsomdelsomewhat, to an extent, in some measure; part,...
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 sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →