Where does “Zuid-Australië” come from?

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

Zuid-Australië (Dutch): Southern Australia

Definitions

  1. Southern Australia

Ancestry of “Zuid-Australië”, step by step

Zuid-Australië traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zuid

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

via Dutch Australië

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchAustralië—
2Latinaustralissouthern; Australian; the south pole
3LatinausterThe south wind; south
4Proto-Italic*austeros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →