Where does “stragglesome” come from?

stragglesome (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.

stragglesome (English): Characterised or marked by straggling

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by straggling

Ancestry of “stragglesome”, step by step

stragglesome 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 straggle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstraggleTo stray from the road, course or line of march;...
2Middle Englishstraglen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →