Where does “Suid-Soedans” come from?
Suid-Soedans (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans Suid-Soedan, from Afrikaans suid, from Dutch zuid, from Old Dutch sūth, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Ancestry of “Suid-Soedans”, step by step
Suid-Soedans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans Suid-Soedan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Suid-Soedan | — |
| 2 | Afrikaans | suid | south |
| 3 | Dutch | zuid | south; southwards |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sūth | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sunþr | southern, southernly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via Afrikaans s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | s | — |