Where does “thithermost” come from?

thithermost (English) comes from English -most, from Middle English -most, from Old English -mest, from Proto-Germanic *-umistaz.

thithermost (English): Of or pertaining to the most distant point from...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the most distant point from...

Ancestry of “thithermost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-mostFurthest; -est; "used to form superlatives of...
2Middle English-most—
3Old English-mestmost; used to form the superlative of certain words, such as cardinal directions
4Proto-Germanic*-umistaz—
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