Where does “northernmost” come from?
Northernmost derives from English northern, from Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁en.
northernmost (English): Farthest north
Ancestry of “northernmost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Northern | Characteristic of the North of England; a steam... |
| 2 | Middle English | northerne | northern |
| 3 | Old English | norþerne | northern |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrōnijaz | northern |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | — |