Where does “furthest” come from?

Furthest comes from English far, from Latin far, from Proto-Indo-European bʰars-, ultimately traced to the Proto-Indo-European root per-.

furthest (English): superlative form of far: most far

Definitions

  1. superlative form of far: most far

Ancestry of “furthest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfarDistant; remote in space; Remote in time; Long
2Middle Englishferre—
3Old EnglishfeorAlternative form of feorr; far
4Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy →