English
some
Some comes from Old English sum ‘some, a certain one’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sumaz‘some’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sumreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sum‘some’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500som
- Englishearliest quotation 1611some
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sumaz‘some’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sumreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sum‘some’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500som
- Englishearliest quotation 1611some
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Euery counseller extolleth counsell; but there is some that…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
single, same, similar, seem, simple, simply, sam, soft, simulation, sincerely, singular, resemble, assemble, resemblance, simultaneous, simulate, sincerity, anomaly, semblance, assimilate, synapse, anomalous, insincere, hyphen, homology, homeopathic, simile, simulacrum, sempre, synchronise, homolog, 46 more
Today it means
pron A certain number (multiple but not all).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / some