English

lowsome

From low + -some.

Formed from low + -some

Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’

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Proto-Germanic *ligjaną ‘to lie’

Proto-Germanic *lēgaz ‘low’

Old Norse lágr

Middle English lāh

English low

Today it means

adj Characterised by lowness; marked by low status, quantity, or degree; lowish; lowly

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.