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.
northeasternmost (English): Farthest northeast
Ancestry of “northeasternmost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | northeastern | Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast |
| 2 | English | North | — |
| 3 | French | Nord | — |
| 4 | Middle French | nord | — |
| 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 | — |