Etymology

brightsome

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Today it means: Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishbright
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. English todaybrightsome

From bright + -some.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.