English Explanatory Dictionary

-most

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Furthest; -est; used to form superlatives of certain adjectives, especially directional and inherently-comparative ones.

Pronunciation

/ˌməʊst/

Word forms

-most

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most From Middle English -most(e), from earlier -mest, from Old English -(e)mest, from Proto-Germanic *-umistaz, from the comparative suffix *-umô (from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-) + the regular superlative suffix *-istaz (whence English -est). The Middle English form is due to conflation with the originally unrelated superlative most. See foremost for more.

Related words

secondmost

Derived words

eldermost nearmost
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