Etymology

fivesome

five·some
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Today it means: A group of five people or things. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Germanic*fimf
  3. Proto-West Germanic*fimf
  4. Old Englishfīf
  5. Middle Englishfyf
  6. Englishfive
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  9. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  10. English todayfivesome

From five + -some.

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