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
- Toward the south; Which is travelling south
Ancestry of “southbound”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | South | — |
| 2 | French | sud | south |
| 3 | Middle French | sud | — |
| 4 | Old French | sud | south |
| 5 | Old English | sūþ | south |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |