Where does “wranglesome” come from?

wranglesome (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.

wranglesome (English): Characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to...

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to...

Ancestry of “wranglesome”, step by step

wranglesome 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 wrangle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwrangleTo bicker, or quarrel angrily and noisily; To...
2Middle Englishwranglen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →