Where does “zuid” come from?
zuid (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sūth, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
zuid (Dutch): south; southwards
Ancestry of “zuid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | sūth | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *sunþr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
Words derived from “zuid”