Old English. From the uninflected (originally adverb) stem of south + end. Compare Middle Dutch suutende, Middle Low German sǖtende (also sǖderende).
Definition of south end in US English:
south end
nounˌsaʊθ ˈɛnd
The southern end of something.
Origin
Old English. From the uninflected (originally adverb) stem of south + end. Compare Middle Dutch suutende, Middle Low German sǖtende (also sǖderende).