Where does “somich” come from?

somich (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch som, from Old Dutch sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “somich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsomsome
2Old Dutchsumany, some
3Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
4Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →