some

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sem-“one, whole”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*sumaz“some, a certain one”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*sum
4. Old English · inherited fromsum“some, a certain one”
5. Middle English · inherited fromsom
6. English todaysome

From Middle English som, sum, from Old English sum (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic *sumaz (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, whole”). Cognate Scots sum, some (“some”), North Frisian som, sam, säm (“some”), West Frisian sommige, somlike (“some”), dialectal Dutch som, saom (“some”), standard Dutch sommige (“some”), Low German somige (“some”), German dialectal summige (“some”), Danish somme (“some”), Swedish somlig (“some”), Norwegian sum, som (“some”), Icelandic sumur (“some”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 (sums, “one, someone”). More at same.

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