Where does “Zuidlaren” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Zuidlaren”, step by step

Zuidlaren 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 Old Dutch lār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlār
2Proto-Germanichlēraz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr