[1350–1400; ME, equiv. to ugg(en) to fear, cause loathing (‹ ON ugga to fear, dread; cf. ugly) + -some -some1]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: drag, negative, screen, train, tune-some is a native English suffix formerly used in the formation of adjectives. Other wordsthat use the affix -some include: awesome, gruesome, nettlesome, venturesome, worrisome