Where does “Southern” come from?
Southern (English) comes from Old English sūþerne, from Proto-Germanic sunþrōnijaz, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Southern (English): from or pertaining to the southern part of any...
Definitions
- from or pertaining to the southern part of any...
Ancestry of “Southern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sūþerne | southern, southerly, coming from the south; of... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrōnijaz | southern |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |