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Where does “-sum” come from?

-sum (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic -sam.

-sum (Old English): characterized by some specific condition or...

Definitions

  1. characterized by some specific condition or...

Ancestry of “-sum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic-sam—

Words derived from “-sum”

  • troublesome
  • awesome
  • tiresome
  • cumbersome
  • burdensome
  • lonesome
  • gruesome
  • autosomal
  • fearsome
  • quarrelsome
  • toilsome
  • worrisome
  • ribosomal
  • ribosome
  • noisome
  • bothersome
  • venturesome
  • lysosomal
  • trisomy
  • meddlesome
  • threesome
  • nucleosome
  • foursome
  • darksome
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