Where does “southmost” come from?

southmost (English) comes from English South, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

southmost (English): Furthest to the south; most southern

Definitions

  1. Furthest to the south; most southern

Ancestry of “southmost”, step by step

southmost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English South

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

via English most

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmostsuperlative degree of much; superlative degree of...
2Middle Englishmost—
3Old Englishmǣstmost
4Proto-Germanicmaistazsuperlative degree of *mikilaz; most
5Proto-Germanicmikilazgreat, large; much, many
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old English sūþ →