Where does “tearsome” come from?

tearsome (English) comes from English tear, from Middle English tear, from Old English teagor, from Proto-West Germanic tah(h)r, from Proto-Germanic tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.

tearsome (English): Marked by tears or weeping

Definitions

  1. Marked by tears or weeping

Ancestry of “tearsome”, step by step

tearsome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtearTo rend by holding or restraining in two places...
2Middle EnglishtearAlternative form of tere
3Old Englishteagor—
4Proto-West Germanictah(h)rtear
5Proto-Germanictahrątear
6Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
7Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

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 dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tahrą →