Where does “waddlesome” come from?

waddlesome (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.

waddlesome (English): Characterised by a waddling gait

Definitions

  1. Characterised by a waddling gait

Ancestry of “waddlesome”, step by step

waddlesome 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 waddle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaddleA squat, swaying gait; To walk with short steps,...
2Middle High Germanwadelento wander, waver, wave, whip, stroke, flutter
3Old High Germanwadalōnto roam; wander
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →