Where does “zuidwesten” come from?

zuidwesten (Dutch) comes from Dutch westen, from Dutch west, from Middle Dutch west, from Old Dutch west, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

zuidwesten (Dutch): southwest

Definitions

  1. southwest

Ancestry of “zuidwesten”, step by step

zuidwesten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch westen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwestenwest
2Dutchwestwest; westwards
3Middle Dutchwest—
4Old Dutchwest—
5Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
6Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Dutch zuid

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