Where does “youthsome” come from?

youthsome (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.

youthsome (English): youthful

Definitions

  1. youthful

Ancestry of “youthsome”, step by step

youthsome 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 youth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyouthThe quality or state of being young; The part of...
2Middle EnglishyoutheYouth part of life following childhood
3Old Englishġeoguþthe state of being young; youth
4West Germanicjuwunþa—
5Proto-Germanicjugunþō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →