English
fusome
Alternative form of fulsome
Formed from fouse + some + fuse + ome
Proto-Indo-European *pent- ‘to tread, go’
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Proto-Germanic *funsijaną ‘to predispose’
Proto-West Germanic *funsijan ‘to make ready’
Old English fȳsan ‘to hasten’
Middle English fousen
English fouse
Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’
Proto-Germanic *sumaz ‘some’
Proto-West Germanic *sum
Old English sum ‘some’
Middle English som
English some
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fusome