Where does “whimsome” come from?

whimsome (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.

whimsome (English): Characterised or marked by whim; whimsical

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by whim; whimsical

Ancestry of “whimsome”, step by step

whimsome 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 whim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhimA fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea; A large...
2Englishwhim-whamA whimsical object; a trinket; A whim or fancy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →