Where does “sydøst” come from?

sydøst (Danish) comes from Danish syd, from Dutch zuid, from Old Dutch sūth, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sydøst (Danish): The southeast; Towards the southeast,...

Definitions

  1. The southeast; Towards the southeast,...

Ancestry of “sydøst”, step by step

sydøst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish syd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishsydThe south; imperative of syde
2Dutchzuidsouth; southwards
3Old Dutchsūth—
4Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
5Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Danish øst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishøsteast; east, eastwards; past participle of øse
2Danishøster—
3Old Norseaustreast
4Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
5Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
6Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr →