Where does “soth-west” come from?

soth-west (Cornish) comes from Old Saxon sōth, from English South, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

soth-west (Cornish): south-west

Definitions

  1. south-west

Ancestry of “soth-west”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsōthtrue, real
2EnglishSouthAny of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie
3Frenchsudsouth
4Middle Frenchsudsouth
5Old Frenchsudsouth
6Old Englishsūþsouth
7Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old English sūþ →