Etymology

wontsome

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Today it means: Characterised or marked by wont; habitual, customary, usual. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English wont
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  1. Englishwont
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. English todaywontsome

From wont + -some. Compare Middle English wontsumnes (“custom, habit”, literally “wontsomeness”).

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