Where does “whispersome” come from?

whispersome (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.

whispersome (English): Characterised or marked by whispering

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by whispering

Ancestry of “whispersome”, step by step

whispersome 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 whisper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhisperThe act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially,...
2Middle Englishwhisperen—
3Old Englishhwisprianto whisper
4Proto-Germanichwisprōnąto whistle, hiss, whisper
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →