c. 1200, "in a certain amount, to a certain degree," from some + what. Replaced Old English sumdæl, sume dæle "somewhat, some portion," literally "some deal."
his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
somersault
Somerset
something
sometime
sometimes
somewhat
somewhere
somewhile
somewhither
sommelier
somnambulance
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