Etymology

handsomeness

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Today it means: The quality of being handsome. Full definition →

English handsome ← Middle English hondsom ← Proto-Germanic *samaz
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*handuz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*handu
  3. Old Englishhand
  4. Middle Englishhond
  5. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  7. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  8. Middle Englishhondsom
  9. Englishhandsome
  10. English todayhandsomeness

From handsome + -ness.

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