Where does “songsome” come from?

songsome (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.

songsome (English): Characterised or marked by song or singing

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by song or singing

Ancestry of “songsome”, step by step

songsome 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 song

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsongA musical composition with lyrics for voice or...
2Thaiสอง2
3Proto-Taisoːŋᴬtwo
4Middle Chinese雙—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →