Where does “Southlander” come from?
Southlander (English) comes from English Southland, from English South, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Southlander (English): a native of Southland in New Zealand
Definitions
- a native of Southland in New Zealand
Ancestry of “Southlander”, step by step
Southlander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Southland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Southland | The American South |
| 2 | English | South | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 3 | French | sud | south |
| 4 | Middle French | sud | south |
| 5 | Old French | sud | south |
| 6 | Old English | sūþ | south |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |