Etymology of the English word souther
the English word
southerusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
southderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sunthaz (sunny)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sunnon (sun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swen (sun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sāwel- (to shine)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
