Where does “southerly” come from?
Southerly derives from English souther, formed with the English agentive suffix -er from English south, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm through Latin -arius, Latin -are, Old French -er, and Chinese 兒.
southerly (English): A wind blowing from the south; coming from the...
Definitions
- A wind blowing from the south; coming from the...
Ancestry of “southerly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | souther | comparative form of south: more south; southern;... |
| 2 | English | South | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 3 | French | sud | south |
| 4 | Middle French | sud | south |
| 5 | Old French | sud | south |
| 6 | Old English | sūþ | south |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |