Where does “southward” come from?
Southward derives from Old English sūþweard, combining sūþ (south) with -weard (toward), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- (to turn).
southward (English): The direction or area lying to the south of a...
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- The direction or area lying to the south of a...
Ancestry of “southward”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | South | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 2 | French | sud | south |
| 3 | Middle French | sud | south |
| 4 | Old French | sud | south |
| 5 | Old English | sūþ | south |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
Words derived from “southward”