English
gainsome
From gain (“profit, advantage, foredeal, benefit”) + -some.
Formed from gain ‘profit, advantage, foredeal, benefit’ + -some
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘next to’
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Proto-Germanic *gagana ‘back’
Proto-Germanic *gagną
Old Norse gagn ‘benefit’
Middle English gayn ‘profit’
English gain
Today it means
adj Marked by gain; gainful; profitable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gainsome