Etymology

hardsome

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Today it means: Characterised by hardness; stern; severe; difficult. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kret-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*harduz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hard(ī)
  4. Old Englishheard
  5. Middle Englishhard
  6. Englishhard
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  9. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  10. English todayhardsome

From hard + -some.

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