English
fewsome
Fewsome comes from English few.
- English1500–presentfew
- Englishtodayfewsome
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentfew
- Englishtodayfewsome
A compound of few + -some
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- ‘few’
Proto-Germanic *fawaz
Proto-West Germanic *fau
Old English fēaw
Middle English fewe ‘few’
English few
Every English word from English few
Today it means
adj Characterised or marked by paucity; sparse; very few.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English few / fewsome