English

northmost

Northmost may come from Old English norþmest.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Formed from north + -most

Proto-Indo-European *nér ‘below (the surface)’

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Proto-Germanic *nurþrą ‘north’

Proto-West Germanic *norþr ‘northern’

Old English norþ

Middle English north ‘north’

English north

Every English word from Old English norþmest

adj Furthest to the north; most northern.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.