Where does “thanksome” come from?

thanksome (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.

thanksome (English): Characterised by thankfulness or gratitude

Definitions

  1. Characterised by thankfulness or gratitude

Ancestry of “thanksome”, step by step

thanksome 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 thank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthankAn expression of appreciation; a thought; To...
2Middle Englishthank
3Old Englishþancthanks; thought
4Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Germanic sumazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *sum
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