Etymology

bickersome

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Today it means: Characterised or marked by bickering. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English bicker
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bikjaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*bikkjan
  4. Old Dutch*bikken
  5. Middle Dutchbicken
  6. Middle Englishbikeren
  7. Englishbicker
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  10. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  11. English todaybickersome

From bicker + -some.

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