Where does “northmost” come from?
northmost (English) comes from English north, from Middle English north, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér.
northmost (English): Furthest to the north; most northern
Definitions
- Furthest to the north; most northern
Ancestry of “northmost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | north | One of the four major compass points,... |
| 2 | Middle English | north | north, northernness; A location to the north; the... |
| 3 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | — |