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Where does “southernization” come from?

southernization (English) comes from English Southern, from Old English sūþerne, from Proto-Germanic sunþrōnijaz, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

southernization (English): The process of southernizing

Definitions

  1. The process of southernizing

Ancestry of “southernization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSouthernfrom or pertaining to the southern part of any...
2Old Englishsūþernesouthern, southerly, coming from the south; of...
3Proto-Germanicsunþrōnijazsouthern
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
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