Where does “somdel” come from?

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

somdel (Middle English): somewhat, to an extent, in some measure; part,...

Definitions

  1. somewhat, to an extent, in some measure; part,...

Ancestry of “somdel”, step by step

somdel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English som

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsomsome
2Old Englishsumsome
3Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
4Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Middle English del

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdelA part, proportion or section of something; The...
2Old Englishdǣlpart, share, portion; part, distribution
3Proto-West Germanicdailipart
4Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “somdel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →