Where does “southbound” come from?

Southbound combines English south with Middle English bounde, from French bondir (to jump), Latin bombitire, and Latin bombus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots bʰendʰ- and sóh₂wl̥.

southbound (English): Toward the south; Which is travelling south

Definitions

  1. Toward the south; Which is travelling south

Ancestry of “southbound”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSouthAny of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie
2Frenchsudsouth
3Middle Frenchsudsouth
4Old Frenchsudsouth
5Old Englishsūþsouth
6Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →