Where does “southerne” come from?
southerne (Middle English) comes from Old English sūþerne, from Proto-Germanic sunþrōnijaz, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
southerne (Middle English): southern
Ancestry of “southerne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sūþerne | southern, southerly, coming from the south; of... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrōnijaz | southern |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
Words derived from “southerne”