Where does “northeasternmost” come from?
northeasternmost (English) comes from English northeastern, from English North, from French Nord, from Middle French nord, from Old French nort, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz — below the surface, below.
northeasternmost (English): Farthest northeast
Definitions
- Farthest northeast
Ancestry of “northeasternmost”, step by step
northeasternmost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English northeastern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | northeastern | Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast |
| 2 | English | North | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 3 | French | Nord | north |
| 4 | Middle French | nord | north |
| 5 | Old French | nort | north |
| 6 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |