Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sternmost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stern-most
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Closest to the stern, furthest sternward.

Etymology

Etymology tree English stern Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English sternmost From stern + -most.

Questions

What does sternmost mean?: Closest to the stern, furthest sternward.
Where does sternmost come from?: Etymology tree English stern Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English sternmost From stern + -most.

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