Where does “wandersome” come from?

wandersome (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.

wandersome (English): Characterised or marked by wandering

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by wandering

Ancestry of “wandersome”, step by step

wandersome 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 wander

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwanderTo move without purpose or specified destination;...
2Middle EnglishwandrenTo move aimlessly; to ramble or saunter
3Old Englishwandrianto wander; to travel
4Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →