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Where does “southwest” come from?

southwest (Middle English) comes from Old English sūþwest.

Ancestry of “southwest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsūþwest—

Words derived from “southwest”

  • southwest
  • southwestward
  • sou'wester
  • southwester
  • southwestwards
  • southwestwardly
  • sou'westered
Every word from Old English sūþwest →