Where does “twigsome” come from?

twigsome (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.

twigsome (English): Full of twigs; twiggy

Definitions

  1. Full of twigs; twiggy

Ancestry of “twigsome”, step by step

twigsome 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 twig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwigA small thin branch of a tree or bush; To beat...
2Irishtuigunderstand
3Middle Irishtuicid—
4Old Irish·tucci—
5Proto-Celtic*unketi—
6Proto-Indo-European*h₁unékti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →