Etymology

southward

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Today it means: The direction or area lying to the south of a place. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English south
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The story

  1. Proto-West Germanic*sunþ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂ún-teros
  4. Proto-Germanic*sunþraz
  5. Proto-Germanic*sunþrą
  6. Proto-West Germanic*sunþr
  7. Old Englishsūþ
  8. Middle Englishsouth
  9. Englishsouth
  10. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  11. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  12. English todaysouthward

From south + -ward.

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