Etymology

squandersome

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Today it means: Characterised or marked by squandering; wasteful. Full definition →

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

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

From squander + -some.

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