Where does “wobblesome” come from?

wobblesome (English) comes from English wobble, from English wabble, from Low German wabbeln, from Middle High German wabelen, from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

wobblesome (English): Characterised or marked by wobbling

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by wobbling

Ancestry of “wobblesome”, step by step

wobblesome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wobble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwobbleAn unsteady motion; A tremulous sound; A...
2Englishwabblewobble, move to and fro
3Low Germanwabbelnto wobble, wiggle, shake, waggle
4Middle High Germanwabelen—
5Proto-Germanicwabōną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

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
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