Where does “southernmost” come from?
Southernmost derives from English southern, from Middle English southerne, from Old English sūþerne, from Proto-Germanic sunþrōnijaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ meaning sun.
southernmost (English): Farthest south
Ancestry of “southernmost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -most | Furthest; -est; "used to form superlatives of... |
| 2 | Middle English | -most | — |
| 3 | Old English | -mest | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *-umistaz | — |