Where does “southerner” come from?
southerner (English) comes from English Southerner, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
southerner (English): A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom
Definitions
- A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom
Ancestry of “southerner”, step by step
southerner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Southerner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Southerner | Alternative letter-case form of southerner;... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English southern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | southern | Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south;... |
| 2 | Middle English | southerne | southern |
| 3 | Old English | sūþerne | southern, southerly, coming from the south; of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrōnijaz | southern |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |