Etymology

sixsome

six·some
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Today it means: A group of six persons or things. Full definition →

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

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

From six + -some.

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