Where does “somewhence” come from?

somewhence (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.

somewhence (English): from somewhere

Definitions

  1. from somewhere

Ancestry of “somewhence”, step by step

somewhence 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 whence

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhenceFrom where; from which place or source; "The work...
2Middle Englishwhenneswhence
3Old Englishhwanonwhere from; whence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →